Septimius Severus was capable by turns of savagery, cunning, wit and generosity. He was always blessed with a sense of the ...

The West appears to many not only to be declining, but to be flailing around like ‘an ineffectual angel beating its wings in the void’.

Is it any wonder ancient people thought lightning came from the gods? Even today a close lightning strike feels like a terrifying brush with the supernatural. Some ancient thinkers, however, suspected ...

Ponte Sant'Angelo in Rome bridge is not merely a crossing over the Tiber but a magnificent gallery of history and art. Originally built by Emperor Hadrian in 134 ad to access his mausoleum, it later ...

When it comes to Roman Emperors and their fate, a big mystery appears that has baffled historians and archaeologists alike ...

However, many people have a tendency to overlook the history of the land and the displacement of Jewish people. The myopic ...

A HISTORIC forgotten site has been rediscovered in a back garden near Glasgow. Archaeologists were digging up the site and ...

German archaeologists have discovered new insights into Bavaria's Roman past from an ancient buried temple where Roman legionaries once worshipped the sun god Mithras.View on euronews ...

First minted on coins of Roman Emperor Hadrian (reigned 117 to 138), the figure represented Roman Britain’s defensive policy. Despite the eventual wane of the Roman Empire, Britannia endured, and ...

The cultural and scientific revolutions that define the Renaissance were kickstarted in large part by Europe’s rediscovery of lost Roman sculpture. Inspiring the likes of Raphael, Donatello, ...

A 2,000-year-old razor used to keep Romans looking sharp is set to go up for auction in England, where the catalogue included a fascinating history on the Romans’ grooming habits. The 3.5 inch-long (9 ...