Laura Coffey went on a quest to find the real-life islands that inspired the wanderings of Homer’s epic hero, Odysseus ...

However, we can say the island really got on the map when it was settled ... the millennium before Christ, Carthage’s supremacy over the Mediterranean became increasingly challenged by the rise of a ...

If you enjoyed 1800's gently gripping mix of city-planning, production-chain linking, and nautical exploration, Anno 117 ...

Beneath the emotions of loss and reverence, and with a new pope in place, Rome continues its spiritual, cultural and gastronomic transformation.

An excavation at the Tell Abu Sefeh site in Egypt revealed sophisticated military fortifications from the Ptolemaic and Roman ...

Roman society was, in many ways, surprisingly sophisticated. It built remarkable things like aqueducts that snaked over long ...

Reinhard Keiser’s 1705 “Octavia,” a tale of political maneuvering and betrayal from ancient Rome; while world-class performers of early music present several themed concerts each day at ...

Banana traces in 3,000-years-olf Philistine teeth rewrite Iron Age trade map. Illustration. (photo credit: Rushay. Via Shutterstock) Aren Maeir of Bar-Ilan University and Philipp Stockhammer of ...

Cloudy with a high of 68 °F (20 °C) and a 47% chance of precipitation. Winds W at 14 to 18 mph (22.5 to 29 kph). Night - Partly cloudy with a 51% chance of precipitation. Winds WNW at 13 to 16 ...

Ancient Rome threw prisoners into the Colosseum to die in staged battles or be eaten by wild animals. Brutality was the norm through the Dark Ages, when the Crusaders butchered 2,500 Muslim ...

These were Rome’s social operating systems ... measure of protection and prestige to marginalized citizens. As far as ancient society goes, they were as inclusive as it gets.