Flamma’s story survives through an epitaph carved in stone, fragments of inscriptions, and the collective imagination of scholars trying to piece together a life lived on Rome’s most brutal stage. - G ...

The first historically recorded pandemic is believed to have struck the walled city of Jirash, in what is now modern-day ...

Classicist Curtis Dozier’s The White Pedestal examines how the prestige of Greece and Rome can legitimize modern racism—and ...

The lifestyle of elite professional sportsmen in Ancient Greece and Rome was comparable to that of a celebrity today.

Here, we explore six notable civilizations that have collapsed, shedding light on some of the causes behind their demise and some interesting parallels relative to today. Ancient civilizations that ...

Names like Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, or John Rockefellar immediately typify ‘world’s richest,’ but the undisputed title of the richest of all times belongs to an African man, Kankam Musa ...

Researchers found a tiny bottle from ancient Rome that contained fecal residue and traces of aromatics, offering evidence ...

Although violence occurring at the hands of ICE agents may seem overwhelming and shocking, it is an unsurprising tactic of empire.

The Battle of Jutland is one of the largest fought during the Iron Age for which we have concrete evidence. And there is plenty of evidence. In total, over 15,000 objects have been excavated from the ...

In the grand cities of ancient Rome, aqueducts delivered life-giving water to fountains, baths, and homes. The concrete Romans invented allowed them to build these vast networks. But those systems ...