Ancient World

The Ancient Origins of the Flower Crown

The rich history of floral crowns and wreaths.

Does poetry still speak to us?

Gabriele Tinti | March 21, 2017

Plants as power.

Annalisa Marzano | March 14, 2017

Sisyphus through the ages.

David Saunders | March 8, 2017

Faces of ancient Palmyra.

Mummy as art and artifact.

Marie Svoboda | January 24, 2017

Discovery of a cryptic message while reuniting an ancient head and body.

Annelisa Stephan | December 15, 2016

Hades and its denizens crowd onto a 2,000-year-old Greek vase.

David Saunders | November 23, 2016

A new play inspired by the ancient myth of the Minotaur.

Kimberly Glann | November 12, 2016

Digital scholarship sheds light on ancient mysteries.

Sandra Blakely | November 10, 2016

Ancient jokes come alive on stage.

Shelby Brown and Amy Richlin | September 12, 2016

Greece and Rome on the streets of SoCal.

Annelisa Stephan | September 8, 2016