A unique archaeological site at Pompeii, Italy, reveals the secrets of peculiarly durable Roman building materials.

How did pants go from being banned in Rome to being worn in the Emperor's presence? Part 2 traces the surprising journey of trousers from the northern frontiers to the heart of the empire. We explain ...

On the U.S. semiquincentennial.

After being overthrown in Italy, Julius Nepos continued to rule from Dalmatia as the last legitimate Western Roman emperor—minting coins, holding cities, and keeping imperial authority alive years ...

The ancient Greek ideal of World Unity is manifested in the conquests of Alexander the Great aiming to unite the world ...

Scientists have now re-examined the 2000-year-old skeleton and its DNA with new techniques. Dr William Marsh, one of our scientists who analysed the DNA, says that it’s now more likely that the Beachy ...

In 2009, struggling with the significant behavioral health injuries of Soldiers and families as a result of the “Long War,” ...

Nebuchadnezzar II, Emperor of Babylon (605-562 BC). He was a great ruler. History knows him for building one of the seven wonders of the world, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, in honor of his wife.

The Minneapolis police chief likened Mary and Joseph to illegal immigrants during a Tuesday press conference railing against ...

Africa should stop moaning! Making excuses for one’s shortcomings is always a sure sign of failure. Tendai Ruben Mbofana I ...

Students in Bryn Mawr’s Intermediate Italian Through Culture I course took their learning off campus on Oct. 26 during a ...

For our wellbeing, for tradition and for the sake of Christmas card illustrators everywhere, we should shift Christmas.