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 ...

Caesar salad celebrates its 101st birthday in July 2025. We look at the origins of the popular dish — surprisingly, it ...

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 .

In this episode, we explore one of history's most dramatic political assassinations—the murder of Julius Caesar on the Ides of March, 44 BC. Learn how Brutus, Cassius, and other senators conspired to ...

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 ...

Perched on a hill overlooking the town of Alès, the site, which was salvaged before construction on modern houses began, also ...

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 ...

Ottoman imperium eventually ended in ignominy, with defeat in World War I and the Armenian Genocide – an appalling ...