An inscribed mosaic is one of the latest finds in the ancient city of Olympos in present-day Turkey, which was a Roman necropolis before it was converted into a residential area during the Byzantine period.

In 1861, Harriet Jacobs published Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl about the sexual harassment and abuse she faced as an enslaved woman in the antebellum South and her brave escape to the North.

At least 30 graves and a collection of grave goods were found in Lisbjerg, Denmark, by chance during a construction project.

The hoard dates back to the 10th century and includes one object that could be an early cross or an unfinished Thor's hammer.

In some South Pacific islands, cargo cults like the John Frum movement pray for planes to bring them material goods — just like American troops did during World War II.

The leather shoe is 12.6 inches long, the equivalent of a U.S. men's size 14.

Antinous was just 19 years old when he drowned in the Nile under suspicious circumstances, and his untimely demise led to him being widely worshipped as a god.

The dolphin mosaic likely dates to the second century C.E. and was part of a villa owned by a wealthy Roman family.

Convicted murderer William Kemmler became the first person to be executed in the newly invented electric chair on August 6, 1890, at New York's Auburn State Prison — but it went terribly wrong.

While depictions of Dionysus competing in drinking contests frequently appear in Roman art, this is the first time a sarcophagus featuring such a scene has been found in Israel.

Archaeologists excavating at the ruins of Gordion just found an ancient Phrygian tomb that might belong to a relative of the legendary King Midas, the ruler who was said to turn everything he touched into gold.