More Andrew Wilson "The Roman period, both the republic and the empire ... seen after 15 B.C. were not exceeded again until the early 2nd millennium during the High Middle Ages.

The straight-arm gesture was first popularized by the Italian fascist leader Benito Mussolini. There’s no evidence of a ...

A metal detectorist uncovered the hoard of 1,368 ancient coins, mostly silver denarii from the Roman era, in a pot in ...

Every year, the citizens of the Roman Republic voted for who they wanted to be consul. In the early days, Rome was ruled by kings. Romulus was supposedly the first king. The last king was Tarquin ...

Unlike the romantic weddings of today, marriage in ancient Rome was an arrangement between two families. Like much of Roman society, it was highly structured but also logical and, in some ways ...

With Donald Trump’s inauguration as president on Monday, we contemplate the impact his administration could have on our democracy. Historians Ruth Ben-Ghiat and Timothy Snyder have drawn from ...