Historian Adrian Goldsworthy reveals the brutal training, bureaucratic grind and uncertain rewards of life in the Roman ...

The Eastern and Western Roman Empires had a layered history, experienced a major division, and left lasting cultural and ...

There is a recurring pattern in human history, often overlooked in the drama of conquests and empires: the colonised, with ...

Nine of the worst Roman emperors, known for madness, violence, corruption, and misrule, ultimately pushed the Roman Empire ...

Excavations at the Roman fort of Magna near Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland in north east England have uncovered some very ...

Some people speculate that the family name “Scott” may be the origin of the name “Scotch eggs.” ...

The first mention of a pirate by name may be in a Greek book from 2,500 years ago. But sea-raiding has been around since the ...

More than 80 years ago, the Ukrainian Insurgent Army stormed villages, slaughtering tens of thousands of ethnic Poles.

In one vase painting from the 5th century BCE, a group of athletes trains while a musician plays the aulos, a type of ancient pipe instrument.

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The modern science biography must hold back no punches in its mission to represent the subject's life, equally celebrating ...