Augustus Caesar, Rome’s first emperor, left behind a rare and personal record of his life and achievements. But how did this ...

Consolacion has shut its doors to Cebu City’s garbage ahead of the agreed extension, leaving the city with no choice but to haul its daily waste farther — to a private landfill in Aloguinsan, some 58 ...

Power behind the throne” is a phrase that is generally used to refer to someone who doesn’t hold an official leadership ...

Metal detectorists have discovered two "exceptionally rare" lead blocks on farmland in west Wales. The ingots date back ...

The find - the first of its kind in west Wales - is incredibly rare and has been described as one of 'historical significance ...

When faced with a crisis, the ancient Romans sometimes turned to plagiarism. Take, for instance, the Second Punic War: Hannibal had managed to cross the Alps with his famous elephants and had promptly ...

In Ancient Greece and Rome, pets brought companionship, loyalty, status, and love—from Odysseus’ Argos to Augustus’ raven.

One theory suggests the infamous Roman emperor survived an assassination attempt in the tunnel now open to the public.

Members of book clubs are notorious for never actually reading the book ...

Today, there have been humane acts of returning works of art taken during the age of colonisation to African nations, fostering a glow of new understanding upon glancing back at the past and bridging ...

Cultural cringe’, that lovely Aussie coinage, perfectly describes the Roman attitude towards Greece. The curators don’t say so, but ...