In Augustus the Strong: A Study in Artistic Greatness and Political Fiasco, Tim Blanning restores the ‘incorrigible Saxon’ to ...

The sanctuaries and temples of ancient Olympia are some of the oldest and most important in all of Ancient Greece.

From the balmy weather to Moorish history, the Andalusian capital is a city that exudes Spanish charm – here’s how to ...

The Cradle of Western Architecture Athens is like a time machine that transports you back to the very roots of Western ...

An rare discovery in northern Luxembourg has given historians a fresh glimpse into the final years of the Western Roman ...

Historians record that the unified Roman Empire was ruled by 69 emperors between the first emperor Augustus (who reigned from 27 B.C. to A.D. 14) and Theodosius (ruled from A.D. 379 to 395), but ...

Archaeologists exploring the site of a planned 32-story office tower announced Thursday that they have unearthed the remains ...

Originally marking land borders under Roman Emperor Diocletian's tax reforms, the stone provides insight into ancient land ownership, local settlement patterns, and imperial administrative practices.

For his seminal biography “Nero” (Harvard University Press, 2005), Champlin scoured manuscripts of ancient plays, poems and other literary fragments and historical accounts to demonstrate that the ...

as he reigned just two years from 392 to 394 A.D. Eugenius was emperor of the Western Roman Empire but was installed by a military officer following the mysterious hanging of his predecessor ...

“This papyrus is extraordinary because it provides direct insight into trial preparations in this part of the Roman Empire,” Anna Dolganov, professor at the Austrian Academy of ...

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