While modern soldiers may not adopt the testudo formation as the legions of old did, many Roman innovations did lead to ...

This sarcophagus offers an unusual perspective of the idea of death—not as an end, but as the beginning of a new path.” ...

As It Happens 6:16 Did Roman gladiators really fight animals? This one has the bite marks to prove it In one ancient battle between man and beast, it appears the beast reigned supreme.

Cancre/Wikimedia Commons A depiction of an ancient Roman cavalry battle on a mausoleum in Saint-Remy-en-Provence, France. That was true for both horses and people — in addition to the horses buried at ...

Detail from a 4th-century B.C. Persian sarcophagus, thought to depict a Greek-Anatolian battle scene, found in a tomb near Troy. Rena Effendi By Joshua Hammer Photographs by Rena Effendi March 2022 ...

Musk’s supporters on social media—especially on the Musk-owned X—in turn pointed to Musk’s enthusiasm for ancient Rome. This was not a fascist gesture, they insisted, but a “Roman salute.” ...

This was not a fascist gesture, they insisted, but a “Roman salute”. Several posted scenes from the 2005-07 TV series Rome, which depicts Roman salutes, as evidence in support of their claim.

The 2,000-year-old mosaic comes from the ruins of Pompeii, the ancient Roman city that was buried in volcanic ash in 79 C.E. after Mount Vesuvius’ eruption.

Over those 200 years, the Roman Empire was for the most part free of conflict, battles, and civil wars. “Unprecedented economic prosperity” spread throughout the Empire during Pax Romana.

Some 16 years earlier, in 218 B.C., Hannibal had brought his army, including his war elephants, across the Alps and had won several battles in Italy, even while Scipio, the younger of the two, was ...