Today in the year 1449, the last emperor of the Romans was crowned in the small town of Mystras in Greece, far away from the ...

A newly discovered monumental arch in Serbia reveals a family’s rise to power in the late second century a.d. Archaeologists unearthed foundations (in box, above right) of a late second- or early ...

In reality, after the Assyrian captivity from 720 BC and after the Babylonian captivity from 586 BC, there had not been an ...

A Geochemist’s research on the age of the planet eventually brought the leaded gasoline era to a halt, and ended the ...

Roman Emperor Valerian’s capture by Shapur I at Edessa was the lowest point in Roman history, exposing the empire's sudden ...

Believe it or not, that year lasted 445 days. It really happened, in Rome, and it became known as “the Year of Confusion.” ...

As the new year arrives, we often find ourselves lost in the transition of dates and months. However, the pages of the ...

The message of Christmas is joy to the world. The first Christmas heralded the birth of Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour.

The north slope of Mount Vesuvius has largely been ignored archaeologically compared to its other sides, where the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum were once located. Recent work there has shown that ...

The historical drama ran for two seasons and was widely acclaimed, winning Emmys for special effects, costumes and ...

As a defender of these ideals, Brutus did not see himself as a conspirator or a traitor. Greek concepts of tyranny, virtue, ...

For generations, Italian craftspeople have built scenes depicting Jesus’ birth, sometimes including figures of contemporary ...