The notion of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World can be traced back to the fifth century B.C. These creations rivaled many created by nature in their size, majesty, and beauty. Six of the ...

In the world of archaeology ... experts believed that the settlement was abandoned sometime in the middle of the 5th century, but new research reports that it was occupied until the 7th century.

Ireland’s patron saint, was a 5th-century Roman Briton who brought Christianity to Ireland. Enslaved as a teen, he later returned as a missionary. March 17 marks his death and is celebrated globally ...

SAKAI--Researchers got an almost unheard of chance March 7 to step foot atop an imposing keyhole-shaped imperial burial mound dating from the fifth century that still holds many secrets.

However, throughout the 5th century BC playwrights continued to innovate. The playwright Aeschylus added a second speaking role, called the antagonist, and reduced the chorus from 50 to 12.