Classics is the study of ancient Greek and Roman civilization, which laid the foundation of the western tradition in literature, philosophy, history, art, science and mathematics. Classics is thus not ...

The story of Constantinople is a fascinating one that dates back millennia to when this mega-city was a small Greek town ...

This interpretation of Alexander comes from a Greek living in the Roman Empire that had abolished Greek freedom, conquering Greece in 146 BCE and making it a province of Rome. Plutarch was that voice.

Imagine an advanced civilization filled with architectural wonders and military power that once spanned vast territories ...

Getty often compared himself to ancient Roman rulers, writing in his autobiography, “I feel no qualms or reticence about likening the Getty Oil Company to an ‘Empire’—and myself to a ...

Holland is an award-winning historian of the ancient world, a translator of Greek and Roman classical texts, and a documentary writer. He is the author of seven books, including his most recent ...

Ancient sculptures reveal their true colors 07:00. The Greek and Roman Galleries at New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art are a wonder of white marble, an astonishing acre of it – world ...

Developed throughout the Roman Empire, the style evolved from Greek and Etruscan aesthetics. Skip to main content. DIRECTORY. ARCHITECTURE + DESIGN. SHOPPING. CELEBRITY. AD IT YOURSELF. AD PRO. Menu ...

The spiritual beliefs that surrounded medicine in Greece was also common in Roman medicine. Roman civilization developed into a massive empire, unlike the Greek civilization which consisted of ...