One of ancient Rome’s finest residences, the House of the Griffins, is opening to the public on March 3—with a digital ...

The expansion of one of the Mediterranean’s strongest powers wasn’t only driven by conquest, but also infrastructure. By ...

Depictions of the eccentricities of Roman leaders were (and remain) interesting. But such leaders were often also dangerous, ...

During archaeological excavations in Gela, southern Sicily, experts uncovered an extremely rare ceramist’s stylus, a tool ...

Cleopatra ruled over Ancient Egypt from 51 to 30 BC and was the last ruler of the Greek Ptolemaic Kingdom in Egypt.

A massive crowd of mostly barefoot Filipino Catholics joined an annual procession of a centuries-old statue of Jesus Christ ...

The forgotten statue of Nero at the Isthmus of Corinth is a relic of the time the Roman emperor granted freedom to a part of ...

We know everything about male gladiators, but what about women in the arena? Historical research and archaeology demonstrate ...

The White House allocated just $18.8 billion to the space agency — a 24% decrease from the previous year's funding — in its ...

Princeton University Press’s Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers series offers contemporary translations of classic philosophical works that weigh in on timeless topics from life, death, and politics to ...

The Kennedy family tree has many branches stemming from late President John F. Kennedy and wife Jackie Kennedy. The couple ...

Eyewitness to the tragic fate of Pompeii. Nephew of a great naturalist. Trusted public servant. Friend of emperors. Famed chronicler of the culture and politics of ancient Rome. Pliny the Younger was ...