The Roman emperors were once the most famous people in the world, ruling over an empire that stretched between what are now ...

Caduceus — that's the name of Hermes' rod, a staff with two intertwined snakes and wings, which the god, known as Mercury in ...

Edward “Ted” James Champlin, the Cotsen Professor in the Humanities, Emeritus, and professor of classics, emeritus, died of ...

ZHA transforms an “untouchable” Roman palace into a vibrant scenic space, blending geometric manipulations and material ...

The statue, now known as the Halsted Athena, portrays the goddess wearing a warrior’s helmet, her hand extended outward as if ...

For decades, Mary Beard has forged her own path through the male dominated field of academia, from the ruins of Rome to the ...

This was an instance of harking back to the days of the ancient Roman Republic ... arm and forefinger pointed in the manner of Augustus of Prima Porta. To those who opposed Napoleon crowning himself ...

When in Rome, do as the Romans do.” “All roads lead to Rome.” “Rome was not built in a day.” Caesar Augustus boasted, “I found Rome a city of brick and ...

Turkiye, which has recently made a splash in archaeological circles worldwide with groundbreaking discoveries, continues to ...

The Greek key design, also known as the meander, was used prolifically by the Ancient Greeks to adorn pottery, tiles, ...

The life of Byzantine Emperor Heraclius (610–641), his military triumphs, reforms, and the establishment of Greek as the ...