A newly uncovered house in Pompeii, though small, reveals an intricate collection of frescoes that offer a glimpse into the ...

The Segovia aqueduct is a bold legacy of Rome's presence in Spain, though no one knows who or when it was built it.

How did the Etruscans, powerful neighbors of Rome, disappear from history? Were they destroyed, or culturally absorbed?

In Gardens of the Roman Empire, the pioneering archaeologist Wilhelmina F ... from how Romans actually created their gardens to the experience of gardens as revealed in literature and art.

Augustine had divisive opinions – and didn’t mind sharing them. But his writing also has lessons about talking to people who ...

From Venus to Yahweh to Ganesha, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston surveys depictions of divinity through the ages.

Explore how Nazi ideology appropriated ancient Greece and Plato's philosophy, distorting them to fit their racial and ...

An old-world culinary tradition, pasta is a classic Italian dish. We interviewed "Chef's Table: Noodles" chef Evan Funke for ...

The Peloponnesian War by Thucydides is an awesome story about the ancient Greeks. But the story is more than a war report. It ...

Legendary film director Ridley Scott revealed that he strived for thorough historical accuracy in 'Gladiator II,' the sequel ...

This is part of a running series of essays by Iskander Rehman, entitled “Applied History,” which seeks, through the study of the history of ...

From Augustus Caesar proclaiming himself the first emperor of Rome in 31BC to the fall of the empire in 476 AD, we’ve curated a selection of the best books about Roman history below. One of the ...