In Rome’s Colosseum and other amphitheaters in cities scattered across the sprawling ancient Roman Empire, gladiatorial ...

John Glubb Pasha was a distinguished British officer. He participated in the wars of the British Empire during its last half-century in Europe and ...

So many extinction-level events happened in ancient times, it is a wonder anything survived. These the ones that killed the ...

Pope Francis' legacy with LGBTQ people mirrors the example of Jesus: Francis was not afraid to be present with us, reaching ...

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As someone who’s studied Ancient Rome for years, I’ve recently been asked which Roman emperor was most like Donald Trump. In ...

With the death of Julius Caesar in 44 BCE, Rome entered a period of political upheaval settled only when Caesar's nephew Octavian defeated Mark Antony and Cleopatra, took control of the Empire ... As ...

The American century is over and we’re heading toward something new, believes author and commentator Gabriel Gatehouse. Here, he considers the precise moment that will go down in history as changing t ...

Under Rome, Puglia flourished as a grain-producing region, with cities like Bari and Lecce thriving. After the Western Roman ...

BCE is the traditional date of the founding of Rome. What does archaeology reveal about when it was really founded?

Former MSNBC host Joy Reid sparked controversy after claiming that the Roman Empire collapsed due to a lack of diversity and ...

A grand celebration in blue bid the maestro adieu—but his decades-long legacy of championing challenging music will linger.