Long ago, the story goes, a king kidnapped two sons of a god, stuffed them in a basket and set them afloat on Italy’s Tiber River. A female wolf rescued the brothers and nursed them as though they ...

There’s a saying that, when Rome falls, the whole world will fall. Which frankly seems a little melodramatic and egotistical ...

The bond between humans and animals has existed for millennia. They were seen as natural pest control, happily munching on beetles and creepy crawlies that might otherwise have plagued Roman homes.

Rebecca Willis does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

In the mythology of ancient Greece and Rome, the harpies were a group of animal-human hybrid monsters like the sirens and the ...

From antiquity to modern times, the city has been rife with creatures that creep, slither, scurry and nest among its pillars and palaces Krista Langlois, bioGraphic Photographs by Homo Ambiens Long ...