The expansion of one of the Mediterranean’s strongest powers wasn’t only driven by conquest, but also infrastructure. By ...

Depictions of the eccentricities of Roman leaders were (and remain) interesting. But such leaders were often also dangerous, ...

Yet this image couldn’t be further from the truth. The French emperor was probably closer to five feet six or […] ...

You know him as Maximus from Gladiator — a fallen general turned slave who fought for justice. But the real Marcus Nonius Macrinus? He never fell. He rose high in the Roman Empire, died rich, and was ...

Punishment provides immediate, visible results, while empowering youth requires patience, understanding and time. But let’s ...

For several millennia, humans followed nature's rhythms and the sun's path to calculate the beginning of a new year. Then one day a Roman emperor decreed that the new year should begin as an ode to ...

Nearly 2,000 years ago, the ancient Roman cities of Pompeii, Herculaneum and Stabiae bustled with merchants, farmers and families going about their daily lives. Unbeknownst to them, Mount Vesuvius, a ...

A museum visit sparked a revelation when a Roman glass cup was turned around and its overlooked markings came into focus. These symbols, once dismissed as decoration, appear to be workshop identifiers ...