While modern soldiers may not adopt the testudo formation as the legions of old did, many Roman innovations did lead to ...

Perched on a hill overlooking the town of Alès, the site, which was salvaged before construction on modern houses began, also ...

For centuries, depictions of Cleopatra have emphasised her beauty and romantic entanglements – much more so than her ...

Ottoman imperium eventually ended in ignominy, with defeat in World War I and the Armenian Genocide – an appalling ...

Ancient Egypt had many impressive pharaohs, but which of them were especially fearsome warriors? Here are just some who ...

The Getty Villa museum will look a little different when it reopens next week. While the ancient relics and art pieces were ...

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From soldier wages to political fortunes, Roman earnings reveal how war, wealth, and ambition shaped power in the ancient ...

Scattered in pieces, the city's largest area of painted Roman plaster was found amid the rubble, dating back at least 1,800 ...

Thousands of newly discovered fragments, which once adorned a high-status Roman building, offer an unprecedented glimpse into ...

More than 1,800 years ago, the thousands of pieces formed colorful frescoes that covered the walls of a luxurious villa in ...

Two centuries after his downfall, Napoleon remains both revered and controversial in France — but above all, unavoidable.