In the summer of 480 BC, a narrow mountain pass became the stage for one of history’s most symbolic last stands. This chapter explores Thermopylae as sacred ground, strategic chokepoint, and political ...

Historic Rangeley is highlighting the Vail Site exhibit, which documents the earliest known human presence in western Maine ...

YouTube star IShowSpeed gets a surprise history lesson in Egypt, discovering why Greek-style statues stand among ancient ...

A late written history, bardic praise, and scattered digs around Galloway and Bamburgh hint at a real struggle behind the legends of the Old North. This chapter follows the siege, the warlords, and ...

He was contemplating the klismos, a sculptural chair with a curved backrest, woven seat, and tapered saber legs that swoop ...

ROME (AP) — One of the best-preserved ancient Roman homes on the Palatine Hill is opening to the public for the first time, ...

Archaeologists often focus on what skeletal remains can tell about how and when ancient peoples died. But an individual’s ...

Teeth provide a wealth of information about the lives of Iron Age Italians, according to a study published in the open-access ...

New archaeological evidence is helping rewrite old myths about disabled people in the ancient world. Early Roman Empire depiction of a Freedman and Freedwoman, 30-15 BCE. British Museum, London, UK.

Along with its many other innovations, the Roman Empire revolutionized architecture with never-before-seen features, such as large-scale arches and dome roofs. And many of these structures still stand ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Each Arc Raiders map has a few intriguing puzzles to figure out, and they'll usually provide you with some nice loot for solving them. For instance, ...

Teachers at nine high schools in northeastern Australia discovered days before an ancient history exam that they had mistakenly taught their students about the wrong Roman ruler — Augustus Caesar ...