As America begins its 250th year, it is fitting to draw attention to the great people and ideas that made it possible. Neither the Declaration of Independence of 1776 nor the Constitution of 1787 ...

Two rare Roman cavalry swords discovered in a Gloucestershire field have sparked the excavation of a previously unknown Iron ...

Introduction Europeans did not think we would find out about our black human species that inhabited Europe before the arrival of the Caucasians from the Caucasus Mountains in Central Asia .

Researchers from the University of Tokyo have unearthed what may be an ancient villa they believe belonged to the first Roman ...

One does not have to be a fan of Shakespeare (or iambic pentameter) to know the tragic tale of JULIUS CAESAR – how this would-be-Emperor was felled by members of the Roman Senate, Caesar’s failure to ...

With crowds flocking to Disneyland Paris, Matt Dennis and his nephew discover the comic book-themed park that leaves them ...

For centuries, depictions of Cleopatra have emphasised her beauty and romantic entanglements – much more so than her ...

There may be no better place to witness the slow, thunderous unraveling of a republic than beneath the open skies of the ...

From soldier wages to political fortunes, Roman earnings reveal how war, wealth, and ambition shaped power in the ancient ...

While modern soldiers may not adopt the testudo formation as the legions of old did, many Roman innovations did lead to ...

Sprawling 43,000 square feet along the River Yonne near the city of Auxerre, it indicates the wealth surprising wealth of the Gallo-Romans.

A plant used by the ancient Greeks for medicine, food and even contraception, was one of the most sought-after goods in the ...