Ancient Greece produced the earliest records of democracy, western philosophy — and, it turns out, lead pollution. Researchers studying sediment cores recovered from mainland ...

Starting out as a Roman statesman and military leader, Augustus used his cunning and political leverage to become the first … Continue reading "19 Things You Need To Know About Augustus, The Founder O ...

Ditch the spotlight-stealing capitals, embrace the charm of lesser-known destinations, and make this the year of the Second ...

"This is the best-documented Roman court case from Iudaea apart from the trial of Jesus," said one researcher.

A newly translated papyrus found in Israel provides information about criminal cases and slave ownership in the Roman Empire.

Firecrackers popped, incense was offered at temples and dancers and drummers paraded Wednesday in Asia and farther afield as ...

A hoard of Roman coins dating from the Fourth century and covering the reign of nine emperors has been found in northern Luxembourg ...

The Bronx Youth Empowerment Program (BYEP), a nonprofit organization that helps local teenagers, held a rally on Monday, Jan. 13, to denounce the killing of 14-year-old Caleb Jacob Rios, who was a ...

Hong Kong (CNN) — Surrounded by forest-covered mountains cloaked in mist, a patchwork quilt of green farmland and steel-blue waves breaking on mangrove-strewn mudflats, Lai Chi Wo does not look ...

A new analysis of the 6,000-year-old stone circle known as Rujm el-Hiri (also Gilgal Refaim) in Golan Heights suggests that it was not built to observe the heavens. When you purchase through links ...