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

A newly discovered monumental arch in Serbia reveals a family’s rise to power in the late second century a.d. Archaeologists unearthed foundations (in box, above right) of a late second- or early ...

When the emperor Hadrian visited the province of Britannia in A.D. 122, he was in full command of the entire Roman Empire, which stretched some 2,500 miles east from northern Great Britain to ...

In these passages from his hymns and satires, Julian articulates a solar theology in which Helios governs cosmic order and time. Within this framework, Mithras appears as a personal divine guide ...

The transformation of the Roman Empire into what modern historians call Byzantium was not a single event but a gradual ...

A secret corridor in the Colosseum reserved for Roman emperors, the Commodus Passage, reopened to the public after nearly ...

Archaeologists in Germany have discovered four Roman marching camps and around 1,500 artifacts, including coins and shoe ...

Discover how astrology shaped Roman society, influenced emperors, and survived religious and political opposition, leaving a legacy that stretches from the Renaissance to the modern era. Donald Trump ...

The camps, all located in Germany between the northern Harz Mountains and the Elbe River, were dated to the 3rd Century C.E.

He was a designer who loved to become part of the story – and even in the week he died, his name was in the headlines, by ...

This is the story of Marcus Aurelius, the last of the "Five Good Emperors" of Rome, and of the teachings of Stoicism, which influenced his journey.

Valentino, as he was called, created one of the most durable and fashionable labels and became an equal of his high society ...