Construction workers in Italy recently came across the site of an ancient laundry near the Vatican, officials say. Italy's Ministry of Culture announced the surprising findings in a press release on ...

He crossed the Alps, crushed Roman legions, and terrified an empire—but still lost. This is the story of Hannibal Barca, ...

This edition of History In A Nutshell travels back to antiquity; to some of the earliest days of Western Civilization: Ancient Rome! This expose briefly covers the rise and fall of Rome, including: ...

They performed before thousands and could become celebrities, yet actors in ancient Rome were stripped of their civic rights.

The spectacular arena showcasing Ancient Rome’s power also contributed to its downfall.

Pope Francis recalled how the city of Rome 'since its birth some 2,800 years ago has had a clear and continuing vocation of universality.' Pope Francis gazes over the ancient ruins of the Roman Forum ...

“Every time I fight people, I think about walking into the Colosseum,” Adam Woolard, a model and boxer, told his fiancée, former Bachelorette Hannah Browne, in a viral TikTok. “It’s like, if this is a ...

In our modern-day world, we’re constantly inundated with different entertainment mediums – whether it’s a flashy Instagram post on your feed or the latest star-studded blockbuster to hit the theaters, ...

Hannibal Crossing the Alps by Jacopo Ripanda, c. 1510 - Getty Napoleon is relatively unusual in western history for aligning himself with the brutal Hannibal – not Hannibal’s Roman enemy, Scipio ...