Oakland's Scottish Rite Center finally has a buyer. The 85,000-square-foot Lake Merritt landmark is now in escrow.

Thanks to some powerful lasers, a fleet of ancient ships hidden in plain sight for over 40 years has resurfaced inside a ...

In the first century B.C.E., Vitruvius wrote that the Acropolis’ largest temple was horizontally bowed so that it didn't seem to sag, and that explanation persisted for millennia. New research suggest ...

The Greeks probably were very intelligent, innovative architects—but we're also probably overestimating the extent of their ...

For over 2,000 years, scholars and admirers have alleged that the ancient Greek building’s nearly imperceptible curves were ...

Under different circumstances, we would be discussing the scientific value and the weight of the proposal it presents.

A mathematician says the Parthenon's famous optical illusion may never have existed, challenging an old myth about ancient Greek design.

Researchers say there is no evidence that ancient Greeks held any knowledge of the particular visual illusions attributed to ...

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A statuette of the Greek and Roman god of medicine Asclepius has been uncovered in the ancient city of Colonia Aurelia ...

The Temple of Edfu in Upper Egypt preserves a vast Ptolemaic stone temple to Horus in the town of Edfu, inviting close ...

The Colossi of Memnon in Luxor are two vast seated statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III, rising from the flat Theban plain on the ...