Step into the world of Ancient Greece and discover how Paul's journeys transformed the course of Christianity in Europe.

An actual historical figure who appears in "Gladiator" is Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius, whose real-life reign had some major ...

Archaeologists in Turkey have discovered traces of human excrement in a 1,900-year-old glass vial, which they believe is the first chemical evidence showing that the Romans used feces medicinally.

A set of ancient inscriptions carved into Egyptian tombs has revealed that travelers from India visited the Valley of the ...

This story is a collaboration with Biography.com. A Roman Britain villa owner in the fourth century C.E. had quite the understanding of classical literature, and he wanted everyone around him to know ...

Ancient inscriptions written in Indian languages have been discovered on Egyptian tombs in the Valley of the Kings.

In our roundup of travel stories this week: a man recreates his father’s round-the-world bicycle trip, a luxury yacht that turned out to be a mold-covered wreck, plus ...

For the anniversary of the Boston Massacre, Paul Meany examines how ancient and Enlightenment thinkers ultimately influenced ...

A 46-year-old man has denied intending to destroy or damage a Roman wall which is believed to date back to the year AD85. Jason James pleaded not guilty to causing criminal damage to the scheduled ...

The primary obligation of any government, the Declaration of Independence tells us in its famous second paragraph, is the “safety and happiness” of its citizens. The necessity of securing safety is ...