Nonetheless, there were trailblazers in ancient times, and in the West, the initial mention pertains to a quite unexpected Roman scholar ... subsequently rising to aedile curule and finally praetor.

For the first time, bite marks made by a large cat, possibly an African lion, have been identified on the bones of what is believed to be an ancient Roman gladiator. Artists have long depicted ...

We learn that it’s not just the overwhelmingly White and male field of Classics that is to blame for the lack of attention paid to the everyday workers of Ancient Egypt and Rome, but also the ...

Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. A nearly yearlong excavation project in northern Switzerland is offering a glimpse into life in some of the Roman empire’s ...

My husband and I explained that it's an ancient Roman name, and we were inspired to name her after Marcus Aurelius when we read his Meditations while I was pregnant." The mum went on to say she ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV celebrates his first Mass on Friday after his historic election as the first North American ...

In an online account on Reddit, the mum shared she had named her baby girl Aurelia, drawing from the ancient Roman emperor and philosopher, Marcus Aurelius. She expressed: "My family is very ...

the head of an ancient deity. The Appian Way Regional Park announced the find on Facebook. The park, located in Rome, said that it recently bid farewell to "the beautiful stone head." The head was ...

After a relatively short conclave, our reporter was with the crowd in St. Peter's Square as they got their first glimpse of ...

After the death of Alexander the Great, a eunuch named Philetaerus established the ancient Greek city of Pergamon a major ...