Nero, who ruled from A.D. 54 to 68, is often remembered as one of history’s most notorious emperors, his reputation steeped ...

The forum was the "heart" of ancient Roman cities, serving as a hub for commercial, political, religious and social activities.

Edward Watts is a historian at the University of California San Diego and the author of two books on ancient Rome. One, from 2018, is called Mortal Republic: How Rome Fell Into Tyranny, and the other, ...

When the founders of the United States designed the Constitution, they were learning from history that democracy was likely ...

Explore how Nazi ideology appropriated ancient Greece and Plato's philosophy, distorting them to fit their racial and ...

The largest known Roman amphitheatre was the Colosseum in Rome, capable of holding up to 50,000 spectators. Several amphitheatres, such as the Pula Arena in Croatia and the Nimes Arena in France, have ...

Recent excavations uncovered a Roman monument at the Open-Air Museum of the Roman villa of Hechingen-Stein, Germany. The ...

The house is striking for the high level of wall decorations. It has been provisionally named the House of Phaedra after the ...

ARCHAEOLOGISTS have unearthed a spectacular Roman forum that they believe was used to help integrate new tribes into the ...

Israeli airstrikes pounded the eastern Lebanese city of Baalbek on Wednesday, killing at least 19 people, according to ...

Israeli attacks in Lebanon have devastated historic sites, fueling widespread condemnation and highlighting the urgent threat ...

“My program is a continuation of Nasrallah’s in all avenues — political, social, jihadi and cultural and the plan ... The ...