SUMMARY Slavery was integral to Roman society, and slaves outnumbered citizens in Rome. There were many routes to slavery, including as prisoners of war, selling oneself into slavery, or being born a ...

A recent study published in Current Research in Ecological and Social Psychology has shown that Roman rule ... The study focuses on the comparison between German regions that were part of the Roman ...

The mantra of 'detach to protect' often misses a critical point: avoiding emotions doesn’t make them disappear.

How you react to your circumstances makes the biggest impact - and the way you choose to deal with negative people is no exception. As the ruler of a vast empire, Marcus Aurelius had to deal with ...

A specialist in Roman social and cultural history ... graduated in 2002 and took “The Roman Empire” his first semester at Princeton. “His constant good humor made class joyfully entertaining” and ...

Hammams have a rich history dating back to the Roman and Byzantine periods, when public baths were a central element of daily ...

I've been working as a tour guide in Rome since 2008, and it only seems to be getting more crowded with tourists. Instead, go ...

Vālmīki’s epic poem “The Rāmāyaṇa” is a great work of literature and a treasure of Indian culture — but its political and ...

Despite various crises and encircling empires ... political structure inspired founding fathers of the United States, like Alexander Hamilton and John Adams, who looked to Venice’s early system when ...

Archaeologists in Luxembourg have unearthed a stash of Roman gold coins dating back some 1,600 years. The coins are marked ...

The cache included swords, spears, lances and chainmail. Researchers think these items may have been buried as part of a ...