Public ceremonies, lavish processions, and temporary wooden arches were commonplace after victory in Ancient Rome. But during ...

The Ptolemaic Dynasty, established by the Macedonian Greek general Ptolemy I Soter, ruled Egypt for almost three centuries.

The Trump Administration has not included Ukraine in peace talks, much like Hitler did to Czechoslovakia in the 1930s.

Excavations at a central Italian city upended the belief that it served as a “backwater town” during the Roman era, finding instead it was a thriving centre till the 3rd century. At such a critical ...

When your old professor asks you to perform a bit from “Julius Caesar” in front of his fourth graders, you start to wonder if you were a favorite student or a hated one. I am to dramatic acting ...

A 13-year archeological excavation has shown that what was once believed a backwater town for the Roman Empire lasted far ...

The people of ancient Rome may have lived thousands of years ago, but their diets were anything but old-fashioned. In fact, they chowed down on many foods we would shudder to even consider consuming ...

Before The Ides of March, the next full moon will be a blood moon, set to rise amid a total lunar eclipse. Here's when and ...

The Domus Aurea, or Golden House, was the sprawling palace of the Roman emperor Nero. Archaeologists recently uncovered a ...

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