It holds your hands through the foundation of Rome, with excessive concern dedicated to the Aeneid, to the rise of the ...

Alberto Angela has made a career out of exploring his hometown. Here are his favourite spots to unearth Rome's millennia of ...

An ancient book about Roman emperors has become a modern bestseller, captivating readers with its timeless stories of power ...

For leaders who built empires throughout history, The Aeneid has been a blueprint for how to take over land that belongs to ...

Spain is full of cities with deep roots in history, but few have as rich and well-preserved a heritage as Mérida, capital of ...

Diocletian, who once ruled territory that now includes Croatia, tried and failed to rein in inflation by dictating prices.

Tiberius Caesar had the unenviable task of succeeding his stepfather Augustus. He would always be a pale shadow of the ...

Public ceremonies, lavish processions, and temporary wooden arches were commonplace after victory in Ancient Rome. But during ...

Etruscan civilization predated the Roman Empire by hundreds of years, and as such, the Romans were influenced by many ...

The extreme and rapid nature of Mount Vesuvius' pyroclastic flows vitrified the brain tissue of the unfortunate Roman soldier ...

London's origins as a city date back to the days of the Roman Empire, after the invaders arrived to Great Britain and established the town of Londinium. Nearly two millennia later, remnants of the ...

The first major settlement on the site where modern London stands was established by the Roman Empire around 47 AD ... Because there is quite literally history under the feet of almost every Londoner, ...