Archaeologists in Cologne, Germany have made a jaw-dropping discovery beneath the city’s historic center: a 2,000-year-old ...

Beneath the streets of Cologne, Germany, layers of Roman architecture have drawn scholarly attention for decades, and a ...

Historian Kyle Harper is coming to the University of Memphis to ask a chilling question: are we, like the Romans, on the cusp of societal collapse — or even mass extinction?” ...

This comprehensive historical exploration traces the financial collapse of the Roman Empire during the 3rd century AD, detailing how emperors struggling to fund a massive army, vast building projects, ...

Key Takeaways Gladiators only fought 2-3 times annually, spending most of their time training intensively in gladiator ...

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European travel expert Rick Steves is renowned for his tips on saving money without sacrificing authenticity, but with this ...

So before we bid the Games adieu in just a few short days, let's commemorate the "Olympics" for this iteration of NPR's Word ...

Baby naming is big business. In the pre-internet days, there were books filled with names and their origins and meanings. Then perhaps driven by '80s babies who remember what it's like to be in a ...

In a recent New York Times op-ed called “Donald Trump, Pagan King,” journalist and filmmaker Leighton Woodhouse highlights ...

How many of us knew that the city of Gaza, the war-torn Palestinian enclave, has a Greek past that defined the history of the ...

The American empire—with its global military footprint and permanent war economy—cannot be financed through honest taxation without provoking revolt.