Ancient Greek and Roman armies were large and fearsome for their time, but their warfare tactics and leadership during battle ...

Some ancient Greek and Roman philosophers supported vegetarianism. Killing animals for pleasure causes people to develop the ...

Writing in a letter to his friend Lucilius around AD62, the Roman philosopher Seneca outlined two arguments for vegetarianism ...

Contrary to the "strength and honor" depicted in Hollywood films "Gladiator" and "Gladiator II," some ancient Romans ...

In ancient Egyptian lore, the god Bes was responsible for fertility and had a penchant for mischief. “He’s a beer drinker and ...

Archaeologists surveyed a mainstreet in downtown Limoges in 2023 ahead of a road construction project. Using georadar, they ...

Nero, who ruled from A.D. 54 to 68, is often remembered as one of history’s most notorious emperors, his reputation steeped ...

From reds to whites and merlots to sauvignon blancs, France is wine country. The 8,000-year-old tradition took root in France ...

Excavators first unearthed the barracks in the late 1700s. Among the ruins they found a bronze helmet, with a circular brim, ...

Selfie-stick-waving influencers may feel like they are breaking new ground, but did Roman gladiators beat them to it by more ...

And the Romans didn’t sculpt bone-white statues; they painted them using an array of colors. But I’m most interested in how the two films misrepresent the way Roman gladiators and their bodies ...