Every year, large numbers of Chinese students follow Luo's example to leave their academic footprints at foreign institutions. And the enthusiasm has extended beyond campus, with general reading ...

Are you ready to return to ancient Rome? Before you witness the next chapter in the Gladiator saga, join us as we recap the essential plot points from the original film. From epic battles to political ...

Christianity is often viewed as an alternative to Roman religion. But in many ways, Christianity was an expression of Roman ...

Nero, who ruled from A.D. 54 to 68, is often remembered as one of history’s most notorious emperors, his reputation steeped ...

The Rev. David Peck is an Episcopal priest in the heartland of Pennsylvania, a swing state at the center of the tense ...

Edward Watts is a historian at the University of California San Diego and the author of two books on ancient Rome. One, from 2018, is called Mortal Republic: How Rome Fell Into Tyranny, and the other, ...

Welcome to the online version of From the Politics Desk, an evening newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the campaign trail, the White ...

Israel ramped up bombing in the historic city of Baalbek famed for its Roman temples, following an evacuation warning for 400 ...

Ancient Roman people made these bronze coins. They show portraits of Roman leaders called emperors. These emperors were among the first people in the world to put their own faces on coins. When the ...

The forum was the "heart" of ancient Roman cities, serving as a hub for commercial, political, religious and social activities.

The ancient vice akrasia is a lazy inclination toward base desires that we know are bad for the soul. Among other woes, Jesus ...