The Romans added January and February to the calendar but ran into a problem — math and superstition. Here's why February became the odd month out.

What was Roman Egypt like? In what ways did it differ from when the Greeks had ruled it during the Ptolemaic period?

This is not the first of its kind. The Vesuvius Challenge is a global initiative that was launched in 2023 to discover the contents of the Herculaneum Scrolls without physical intervention to the ...

In Italy, it is not uncommon to find streets and neighborhoods named Cincinnatus, but even more familiar is the name of a ...

Kings and Generals animated historical documentary series on the Ancient Civilizations continues with an episode on what the ...

In several graves, ancient curse tablets known as defixio have been found, calling upon gods to punish various wrongdoers, ...

I enjoy reading books that analyze history. Last year I received a signed copy of a book by William J. Federer titled “Change to Chains: The 6,000 Year Quest for Control.” This book was published ...

Learn what this Roman emperor's secret garden meant to Roman society and why the discovery speaks to ancient Roman life.

The Roman Empire brought together millions of people of different cultures, ethnicities and religions. But how did its ...

Matt Gaetz, as attorney general – widely seen as unqualified for the post and who later withdrew – was likened to the Roman ...

A stunning hoard of over 400 Roman and British coins has been discovered in the Netherlands, offering a glimpse into the ...

Amid violence and disorder in the Roman Republic, dodgy legal maneuvering made things worse. Cicero was far from blameless.