Italy offers an incredible mix of beauty, history, and charm,each region telling a story through its landscapes, architecture ...

The Spartan army clash with the Thebans and general Epaminondas at the Leuctra battlefield signified the end of Sparta's ...

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Events in the Capital Region this week, from Doug E. Fresh, Barenaked Ladies and Jessie Mueller, to the New York City Ballet, ...

Ancient Rome was a rigidly hierarchical society where the ruling elite stigmatized everyone who had to work with their hands. Yet Roman workers still found ways to resist exploitation through strikes ...

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It wasn’t until the middle of the 16th century that the city became part of the Kingdom of France. By then, the city had been ...

It’s not coincidental that today’s optional memorial follows the Solemnity of Peter and Paul. Sts. Peter and Paul stand at ...

The ancient sources implying Queen Zenobia converted to Judaism are possibly accurate,” Haggai Olshanetsky, of University of Warsaw, told JNS.The post Third-century queen, target of Syrian government, ...

A gruesome but fascinating discovery in an ancient cemetery near York has brought fresh light to the brutal world of Roman ...