A new study by archaeologists at Bournemouth University has revealed that bodies recovered from a "war-cemetery," previously ...

Spartacus, a Thracian gladiator who had once served in the Roman army, escaped from slavery in 73 BCE. What began as a prison ...

The 585 B.C. Eclipse of Peace turned fear into ceasefire, as a solar eclipse halted war and reshaped ancient views of the ...

The more important towns received privileged juridical status, including the right to strike coins from Roman generals during ...

Rome’s Golden Age didn’t fade quietly it unraveled in chaos. Between 180 and 235 AD, the empire plunged into political instability, economic strain, and military turmoil. Discover how this critical ...

A recent study analyzes the attempt by the Roman emperor Claudius, who ruled from 41 to 54 CE, to promote haruspicy, the ...

Guest: Adam Shatz is the US editor of the London Review of Books and author of The Rebel’s Clinic: The Revolutionary Lives of Frantz Fanon. He is the host of the podcast Myself with Others.

Today marks the 500th anniversary of Thomas Müntzer’s execution after he led a mass revolt that was both religious and social ...

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