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.

Over 2,300 years have passed since the death of Alexander the Great, but he remains one of the most famous historical figures ...

The ancient historian Diodorus Siculus ... of the most important breadbaskets for the city of Rome, ensured that they would not sit idly by. Praetor and Governor of Sicily Lucius Plautius Hypsaeus ...

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

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 ...

Archaeologists excavating an ancient Roman settlement in the United Kingdom found an oven used for making construction materials, photos show. Photo from Cotswold Archaeology Sifting through the ...

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 ...