Ancient Rome is often seen as synonymous with culinary excess. Images of exotic – even orgiastic – feasts perpetuate its ...

Ancient Rome is often seen as synonymous with culinary ... mostly imbued with either moral philosophy or social satire. Philosophers such as Plato and Seneca employed food as a metaphor for ...

Tourism is surging in many places around the world—swarmed national parks, throngs of visitors amassing in churches and ...

Beneath the emotions of loss and reverence, and with a new pope in place, Rome continues its spiritual, cultural and gastronomic transformation.

With a highly sought-after setting and a host of welcome changes already showcased, Anno 117: Pax Romana will hopefully scratch that ceaseless itch for those who can’t stop thinking about the Roman ...

Roman society was, in many ways, surprisingly sophisticated. It built remarkable things like aqueducts that snaked over long ...

For one, they need to be able to recognize satire when they see it, which in a democracy is a protected form of political speech. Arresting someone for posting a meme about the country’s leaders ...