Saturnalia might sound a world away from its successor Christmas but in this article we explore the evolution the two winter festivals

The Pergamon Altar is a symbol of the reign of the Attalids in Asia Minor, and a great example of how ancient art is multifaceted.

The Amasis Painter's Amphora 'Dionysus and the Maenads' is a black-figure vase depicting the god Dionysus and his female followers

Pompeii has become famous as it is very well preserved. The Villa of the Mysteries contains frescoes that continue to baffle modern scholars

The so-called 'Alexander' Sarcophagus reveals to us how the different cultures of Greece, Macedon and Persia may have interacted.

Discover how modern feminist theory effects our reading of Sophocles' Antigone

Lady of Fortune, Mystery and Propaganda In the ancient world, Tyche (Gk. τύχη; Lat. Fortuna) was the goddess of fortune