The excavation revealed over 100 coins trapped beneath paving stones. An ancient walkway most likely used by...
Rome
We can see how the world once was and glimpse now lost landscapes, flora and fauna. By...
Roman history held that seven kings of Rome reigned from the establishment of the city in 753...
Much of our knowledge of early medicine comes from Galen’s writings. Introduction Galen (129-216 CE) was a...
Herculaneum had a long, rich history before its fall to the Vesuvian blast. By Mark CartwrightHistorian Introduction...
Victory over Carthage in these wars gave Rome a preeminent status it would retain until the division...
A mysterious object carved on a Roman gem reminds us that the smallest things hold clues to...
Parthia emerged as a serious Roman competitor on the silk routes. Introduction As a superpower in its...
Londinium, as the city was called in ancient times, was founded by the Romans after they conquered...
Rome’s underground necropolises were forgotten by the Middle Ages. By Kim MartinsHistorian Introduction Any visitor to Rome...
The Eastern Empire flourished while the Western Empire struggled and finally dissolved. Introduction The Western Roman Empire is...
Alaric and his army marched through the Salarian Gates and pillaged the city. Introduction In August of...
Roman law provisions on desertion had features that were totally different from the common Roman criminal law....
His brother, Marcus (the famed orator), was running for consul, the loftiest office in the Roman Republic....
A new book argues that violent rhetoric and disregard for political norms was the beginning of Rome’s...
After Alaric I, the Visigoths migrated to Spain where they established themselves and assimilated with the Romans....
The designation, Ostrogoth, taken to mean ‘Eastern Goth’, actually means ‘Goths glorified by the rising sun’. Introduction...
The toga has become the quintessential male garment of antiquity. By Mark CartwrightHistorian Introduction The toga was...
Clues from texts, objects, and science shed light on one of the greatest natural disasters in world...
Parthia controlled territories that stretched from the Mediterranean in the west to India and China in the...
There is little evidence remaining from the pre-Roman worship, as they left little footprints of their spiritual...
One of history’s most influential civilizations took shape, leaving behind a cultural legacy that survives in part...
The Res Gestae was a unique public relations move for the first emperor of the Roman Empire,...
Though his work was little read in the Roman world, it has influenced great thinkers such as...
Ancient Rome and its empire had the concept of asylum at its heart. Its legacy provided inspiration...
Apollo 8 was the moment that humanity realized a dream conceived in our cultural imagination over two...
An ancient Roman fable imagines a cinaedus, well-known for his brazen effeminacy, fighting heroically. Introduction On August...
Abandoned when the larger Etruscan towns struggled to meet the demands of their growing urban population and...
Cilicia Campestris was the most valuable Roman district because of its fertile plains which produced abundant crops....
Herod built on a Roman scale. King Herod had a substantial architectural heritage to his name in...