Hot cross buns have long heralded the start of Easter in the western world, with the marked cross on top a symbol of ...

While Athens and Sparta dominate the history book, there are lesser-known ancient Greek city-states that contributed to Greek ...

While Athens and Sparta dominate the history book, there are lesser-known ancient Greek city-states that contributed to Greek ...

Spanish archaeologists unearthed over 4,000 fragments of wall paintings that once decorated the Roman villa of Barberes Sud ...

As Europeans rearm to confront Russian aggression, they also need to figure out how to survive in the age of “unpeace” that ...

Witnessing America's flamboyantly stupid economic self-harm and its slow descent into authoritarianism has made some people ...

Set in motion by the dissolution of Carthage, the era of Roman Africa was one of remarkable prosperity ... Tunisia were responsible for much of empire’s grain production, and the region began ...

The Village Voice looks at "phantom utopias," lies told by today's despots to conjure memories of great autocratic times that never existed.

The Roman Empire collapsed under the weight of its unsustainable expansion ... The US must recognize that its long-term prosperity depends not on economic dominance but on strategic partnerships and ...

When Roman Egypt came under attack from the Kushites in what is now Sudan, the Roman forces responded by destroying a Kushite ...