This lively Adriatic resort town reached a hedonistic peak in the 90s, but is going back to its illustrious roots ...

This year is not only the 1,700th anniversary of the first ecumenical council of the church, but also one of the years when Catholic and Orthodox Easter celebrations coincide — an occasion to reflect ...

Julius Caesar was the first to describe the people ... Historians think it was ceremonial, or perhaps it decorated a statue. The Waterloo Helmet, also in the British Museum. Image: Matt Brown ...

Bunny’s origin story can be fuzzier than a bunny’s tail, but we’re separating fact from fiction. Here's everything to know ...

However, it was accidentally burned by Julius Caesar during his civil war and ... These consist of a series of tombs, statues and archaeological objects, merging Roman, Greek and Egyptian culture.

However, the early Egyptians also left behind other ancient clues that we can use to learn about their daily lives, including their preserved temples, scrolls, statues, tools, pottery, jewelry ...

Elizabeth Taylor as Cleopatra and Rex Harrison as Julius Caesar in the historical epic 1963 film Cleopatra ... Cleopatra – a much-disliked figure in Rome, whose gold-covered statue stood in the city’s ...

This marble statue, known as “Augustus of Prima Porta,” depicts ... the foundation upon which the mighty Rome we know today was established. Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus, also known as Octavianus in ...

Scientists in France may be hot on the trail of a long-lost canal that the Romans built over two millennia ago while battling ...

The Egyptian queen, shown here in a 19th-century engraving, sneaked back from exile and surprised Julius Caesar. Granger Collection, New York Cleopatra VII ruled Egypt for 21 years a generation ...