In those roughly 2,000 years since the Roman Empire, the step count has continued to decline. Historical evidence shows the ...

They performed before thousands and could become celebrities, yet actors in ancient Rome were stripped of their civic rights.

Ancient Greek writers provide descriptions of a strange island where the inhabitants lived nude, deeply loved women and hated ...

Stoicism is the philosophical system most closely associated with Ancient Rome. But how many Romans were actually Stoics?

In this webinar Hugh will share his research on the thousands of giant skeletons that have been found in North America and look at the phenomenon based upon the written evidence in the academic record ...

Ancient Greek King Pyrrhus and his adviser and philosopher Cineas clash over ambition, action, and the meaning of life.

Archaeologists have discovered the exceptionally well-preserved remains of two men scalded to death by the volcanic eruption that destroyed the ancient Roman city of Pompeii in 79 AD, the Italian ...

On the borderlands of early civilizations, people who considered one another alien met in moments of trade, warfare or simple human curiosity.

Everyone dreams of the Amalfi Coast, that glittering strip of cliffside glamour. Italy’s islands tell a quieter, deeper story ...

Here are just five of the (many) ways that women have powered the global economy from the Stone Age to the present day.

The insurrection was eventually put down by a private army hired by Massachusetts Governor James Bowdoin, after members of ...

The Autumn 2025 haute couture collections took place on the cusp of one of the most dramatic creative changeover periods in ...