Donald Trump’s coterie are obsessed with ancient Rome — and its collapse. But their interpretation of Roman history is based ...
VIENNA -- As construction crews churned up dirt to renovate a Vienna soccer field last October, they happened upon an ...
In other words, deaths and dead bodies are usually not abhorrently displayed in public in civilized societies. Of course, in ...
What comes to mind when you think about the kind of Roman Emperor who managed to establish an indestructible empire?
An integral part of daily life in ancient Rome, the baths gave citizens of all classes the chance to mingle, gossip and relax. They were viewed as fundamental to Roman civilization and an obvious ...
The Romans were immensely proud of their empire. Through the Pax Romana, they believed that they were bringing the light of civilization to the darkest corners of Europe and Asia. They had an ...
“Great civilizations are not murdered. Instead, they take their own lives.” The great historian Arnold Toynbee concluded this ...
More than 1,500 years after its collapse in A.D. 476, the Roman Empire has seen a resurgence in the unlikeliest of settings — social media. Online users, predominantly on the video-sharing app ...
The Eurocentric concept of the “Dark Ages” has often obscured the rich, diverse, and sophisticated developments in Africa.