A rare "Corinthian" helmet from ancient Greece will go up for auction in London later this month. Such helmets were iconic of ...

A year ago, France opened a dramatic new museum and archaeological park in Burgundy. Best known for its wine, the region also stands as the site of the Battle of Alésia in 52 BC, the climactic ...

Early encounters. By 600 B.C. the Gallic people Insubres had already settled south of the Alps, where they founded Mediolanum (today’s Milan). Over the next two centuries, other Gallic peoples ...

A billon stater discovered as part of a Gallic treasure, in Piolaine, a locality in the commune of Saint-Aubin-du Pavail (Ille-et-Vilaine), dating from the 1st century BC. VALORIE GÔ It was the ...

A rare "Corinthian" helmet from ancient Greece will go up for auction in London later this month. Such helmets were iconic of the ancient Greek style of infantry fighting and have become emblems ...

The Apollo Art Auctions company, which is auctioning the item, said the helmet is made from bronze and dates to between 500 and 450 B.C.. Helmets that cover most of the face like this, with only a ...