In Ancient Greece and Rome, pets brought companionship, loyalty, status, and love—from Odysseus’ Argos to Augustus’ raven.
In the 3rd century AD, the Roman Empire came dangerously close to total collapse. Civil wars, economic breakdown, foreign ...
Archaeologists recently unearthed the remains of ancient Roman marching camps in Saxony-Anhalt — a first for one of Eastern ...
One decision at the border triggered a disaster Rome could not control. When Gothic refugees crossed into Roman territory in 376, corruption and starvation pushed them into rebellion. The Roman defeat ...
Changes are afoot at Lucasfilm following the appointment of Dave Filoni and Lynwen Brennan as co-presidents of the Star Wars studio. On Jan. 15, Filoni and Brennan were announced to be succeeding ...
The Roman Empire transformed into Byzantium in the 7th century. Mural of the walls of Constantinople at the Istanbul Archaeology Museum. Photo credit: Argos’Dad Wikimedia Commons CC BY-SA 3.0 The ...
In the grand cities of ancient Rome, aqueducts delivered life-giving water to fountains, baths, and homes. The concrete Romans invented allowed them to build these vast networks. But those systems ...