Archaeologists in Turkey may have finally identified the remnants of an ancient metropolis on the Konya Plain in the south of the country. The discovery happened when a local farmer told them about a ...

The tomb's cremated remains are over 100 years older than the earliest-known cremation practices at Gordion. King Midas is the stuff of legend. Ancient Greek tales tell of a Phrygian ruler granted the ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- A groundbreaking new exhibit at the Penn Museum takes us back in time, 3,000 years! It features spectacular artifacts from Turkey that tell the legendary story of King Midas and ...

It was probably not the most appetizing introduction for a $150-per-plate museum fundraiser. Some 150 guests, many in black tie, had just sat down to enjoy their first course at lavish banquet tables ...

Archaeologists have found a 2,800-year-old royal tomb located near King Midas’s former home in Turkey, the country’s news agency, Anadolu Ajansı, reported. Scientists excavating a site in Gordion ...

King Midas’ curse of turning everything he touched to gold might not have been as much of a fable as many theorize. C. Brian Rose, Professor of Archaeology at the University of Pennsylvania and ...

Are you seeing what most people see on the above image? Fortnite posted this picture on their Twitter account with a caption "Transmission Intercepted" with the tagline "Origin= Au" or the periodic ...

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — TBC Corp.'s Midas International franchise unit has resurrected King Midas as the brand's spokesperson — albeit a younger, cooler version of the legend with a "lighthearted, ...

The story of King Midas and his ability to turn everything he touched into gold is one of the most famous fables of all time — a classic myth telling of the tragedy that befalls those who have ...

Midas is a prominent character in Greek and Roman mythology for his fabled ability to turn anything he touched into gold. According to the myth, Midas was given a wish from Silenus, the companion of ...