Rome experienced some of it greatest economic and cultural dynamism under Nero's rule, and yet he's called everything from a ...

From emperors and conspiracies to gladiatorial games and daily life—see how well you know the empire that shaped the ancient ...

The Lunt Roman Fort is ... live demonstrations of ancient military tactics, it holds a lot of historical significance, with ...

Fourteen miles southeast of modern Naples lies Pompeii, a city frozen in time by the catastrophic eruption of Mount Vesuvius ...

Now “Gladiator” is back, with the sequel storming modern arenas (called cinemas) on November 15th in Britain and November ...

Cade DuPont, Shaun Bobbitt, Bethany Terry and Rafael Villaroel — is opening a new window on the ancient Roman city of Pompeii.

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This Orthodox church features one of the best-preserved examples of medieval art ... Ancient Roman ruins are prominent in its ...

Alexander the Great is one of the legendary conquerors of ancient history who sparked the imagination of generations of ...

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The Gandhara art persisted until the 7th century and had some influence on the Buddhist sculptures seen in China and other ...

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