antiquity

Earlier this week, the prizes for medicine, physics, chemistry and literature were announced in Stockholm, with the latter going to Canadian poet Anne Carson on Thursday for her modern twists on Greek mythology and antiquity.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

The Herculaneum collection is the only known intact library to survive from antiquity, potentially preserving works that have otherwise vanished from history.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026

Located in the Palazzo Ducale in Mantua, Italy, the sumptuously painted, illusionistic chamber depicts the era’s civic society and figures from classical antiquity and myth.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

Egyptians in antiquity engaged in sword combat for warfare, but also for competition — Romans utilized swords in gladiator events, rituals and duels.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026

Notwithstanding its decadent image, Ptolemaic Egypt was one of the most successful large empires of antiquity.

From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro

In Europe and elsewhere, co-ordinated, multi-national police and customs operations take place regularly, seizing large numbers of stolen antiquities and arresting some of the traffickers.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

Tareq Abu Dayyeh sells craftwork, souvenirs and antiquities in Gaza.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

But they rarely stop there, said Ahmed Junaid, the Sudan representative for UNESCO, which is supporting national authorities in tracking down lost antiquities.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

"A whole system was built around this temple," which dates to between the first century BC and the second century AD, said Myriam Ziade, regional antiquities official with the culture ministry.

From Barron's ● Aug. 29, 2026

Paupardin ran to the person unfortunate enough to now be in charge—the curator of Egyptian antiquities, a man named Georges Bénédite.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day