The history and techniques of Pankration, an ancient Greek martial art, have had a significant impact on modern mixed martial ...

Originally penned by the scholar Suetonius, the book chronicles the drama-riddled lives of the first Roman emperors. There are 12 biographies in total, which cover the reigns of Julius Caesar and the ...

The collection’s first stop is the Art Institute of Chicago. Titled “Myth and Marble: Ancient Roman Sculpture From the Torlonia Collection,” the exhibition will feature 58 sculptures ...

Do you know about the brutal animal battles that were held at Colosseum ... This trend made me take a closer look at the often over-looked brutal treatment of animals during the Roman reign. The ...

Alexandria, Egypt's historic coastal city, is grappling with severe consequences of climate change. Rising sea levels and ...

The Wars of Alexander's successors, were a series of conflicts that erupted among the generals of Alexander the Great.

The legionaries didn't just fight big battles ... Britain so attractive to the ancient Romans that they made it a province of their great empire. Women in Roman Britain. videoWomen in Roman ...

Time for the Romans was divided differently, with the Kalends, the Ides at the start and middle of each month, respectively, and the Nones sitting between them. With the intention of maintaining and ...

The “mikveh,” used by religious Jews for ritual purification, was discovered during the ongoing excavation of the ancient port city of Ostia. It was the first Roman colony and an important ...