January happens to be the birth month of Cleopatra, who arguably tops the list of the most fascinating women in history. She was not the first queen or power figure in Egypt—there were Sobekneferu, ...

How often do you think about the Roman empire ? Elon Musk claims to think about it every day . Given his frequent references to Roman antiquity, I th ...

Iron Maiden have written songs about dinosaurs, the Second World War and many, many things in between. So, here’s the history of Planet Earth as told through the metal legends’ lyrics.

Archeologists Discover 'The Most Important Mosaic of the Roman Age,' Analysis Reveals Ancient Secrets The Alexander Mosaic ...

Heraclonas was the son of Emperor Heraclius and his second wife, Martina. In 638 CE, Heraclonas, with his mother’s influence, ...

Some of historian Tom Holland’s insights are surprising, including his contention that modern developments — including the transgender rights movement and a recent spike in atheism — probably wouldn’t ...

Quintessence Theatre will present twelve actors performing multiple roles in a rotating schedule of A Midsummer Night's Dream ...

When Mount Vesuvius buried Pompeii under a torrent of ash in A.D. 79, it also preserved one of the ancient world’s most ...

The site belonged to a group the Romans named the “Durotriges,” researchers said, and this ethnic group had other settlements ...

Perhaps the biggest change to Civilization VII compared with its predecessors is that your rule over your empire is no longer ...

In 27 B.C., Caesar Augustus was declared the first Emperor of the Roman Empire by the Senate. In 1547, Ivan IV of Russia (popularly known as “Ivan the Terrible”) was crowned Czar.

In the bluish congregation I belong to, we are mostly silent on partisan politics, trusting, I think, that the implicit power ...