We have certain assumptions about the kind of English ancient Greeks and Romans should speak in fictional works and ...

I am rather fond of my native land and her robust and quirky republican traditions, but Jesus did not preach democracy nor ...

What do Julius Caesar, Pope Gregory XII and the Hebrew calendar ... so there are 11 less days in the lunar year than the ...

These days nobody would dream of keeping a wild animal as a pet, but there was a time, not so long ago, when a gentleman ...

The Not-So-Royal Shakespeare Co.’s production of “Julius Caesar,” which swaps the title character for a female suffragette, ...

Augustus, though careful to preserve the appearance of republican institutions, held ultimate authority, effectively making ...

The legendary Roman empire took in every country around the Mediterranean Sea (which the Romans called “Mare Nostrum”—”Our Sea.”) It was so powerful that it managed to last for 500 years in the West ...

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The most famous thieves, tricksters, and rogues were recently honored by having a brand new group of bugs named after them.

If there is one bonus from Trump’s gruesome comeback, it is the death of the celebrity endorsement, says Mirror columnist Brian Reade, with blue-collar workers turning away from the sickly love-ins an ...

“The Art of War” has 13 chapters of strategy to win a war and preserve the integrity of the army. Two rams butting heads only leads to headaches. When confronting a formidable foe, do not assault ...

Did Roman gladiators really fight sharks? Ridley Scott thinks so and, ahead of the release of Gladiator 2, he's defending his ...