Explore the fascinating world of education in ancient Rome, where literacy was rare, classrooms were unconventional, and learning could be harsh yet highly structured. From the tragic story of young ...
Still, the fancy persists, implanted like a microchip, ever since Erich von Däniken’s 1968 best-seller, “Chariots of the Gods ...
A Roman-era skeleton discovered in southern England has finally given up her secrets after more than a decade of debate.
On the eastern outskirts of Rome, near Via Tiburtina, researchers have uncovered an ancient road, two monumental basins, two ...
Apollo Art Auctions presents an outstanding assemblage of over 500 lots of ancient art and antiquities, featuring one of the ...
Discover how the classical education system evolved from elementary instruction in Latin and Greek to the advanced study of rhetoric, law, philosophy, and medicine. With vivid insights into classrooms ...
UNESCO World Heritage Sites are places of outstanding cultural or natural importance to humanity. These sites, ranging from ...
More than 3.5 billion years ago, the Earth was not the hospitable world we know today. The atmosphere lacked oxygen, the seas ...
The transformation of the Roman Empire into what modern historians call Byzantium was not a single event but a gradual ...
The Romans used lead extensively in their plumbing as well as their wine preparation, which some say was a direct contributor to their downfall.
Athens has been named the world’s most walkable tourist destination by BookRetreats.com. Discover why Greece’s ancient capital is perfect for slow, on-foot travel.
In an insane discovery, archaeologists in central Italy have unearthed what may be the only physical building ever designed ...