You've no doubt heard the saying, "The sun never sets on the British Empire." This was true, until the 1920s when colonialism fell out of favor and the Brits lost a good number of their territories.

Sarcophagus Lid with Reclining Couple, second half of 2nd century CE (Roman, Imperial Period, Torlonia Collection, Rome), is featured in “Myth and Marble: Ancient Roman Sculpture from the ...

Roughly halfway up the steep hill that encapsulates most of the town of Bar in Montenegro, stretching from the waterfront to ...

Introduction Throughout human history, certain individuals have left an indelible mark on the world, shaping the course of ...

Released in June 2021, the Lego Art World Map contains 11,695 pieces, making it the biggest Lego set ever made. Much more a piece of home decor than a typical model or plaything, it’s over one meter ...

Ibiza and Formentera have a long, colourful history stretching back thousands of years. Over that time, they have served as a crucible of cultures from around the Mediterranean and North Africa. This ...

Archaeologists found the remains of at least 129 people, many of them bearing the injuries of battle, dating to when Rome ...

Members of Trump’s coterie are obsessed with ancient Rome and its collapse. But their interpretation of Roman history is ...

The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) is mapping millions of celestial objects to better understand dark energy—the mysterious driver of our universe's accelerating expansion.

In addition to the Central Valley, immigration response groups cover every county, from Los Angeles and the Inland Empire to ...

Romans kept dogs as pets, exemplified in this mosaic from the second or third century A.D. Some of the bones from the ritual deposit in Surrey may have belonged to domestic dogs, but it's unclear ...