Augustus, though careful to preserve the appearance of republican institutions, held ultimate authority, effectively making ...

The fall of the Roman Republic is both complicated and straightforward ... of California San Diego and the author of two books on ancient Rome. One, from 2018, is called Mortal Republic: How ...

Stoicism isn’t just a set of ideas; it’s meant to be put into practice. The ancient philosophy is finding new fans through ...

When a volcanic eruption buried the ancient city of Pompeii, the last desperate moments of its citizens were preserved in ...

But such misrepresentation of the North is unfair. Armagh – once a sectarian hot spot – is an ancient city, with deep pagan ...

Today, the city is a time capsule of the Roman Empire, and new discoveries in an uncommonly ... with sexual escapades (and ...

I write this from my bunker somewhere safe from the electioneering that – regardless of your politics – falls upon deaf ears on the first Monday in November.

As Americans go to the polls Tuesday, the U.S. presidential standard bearers describe a nation whose very soul hangs in the ...

Then under the Roman Republic, Ephesus became recognised as a “free” city and a hotspot of ancient East-West trade. It was one of the most important Mediterranean harbours used for exporting ...

Nabataeans established a mysterious, ancient kingdom and had a reputation for great accomplishments with links to Greece and ...