In many periods of history, LGBTQ+ people weren’t exactly welcomed out of the closet, so it can be difficult to find openly ...

The Monte Carlo of Ancient Rome was a resort city where emperors and other elites could indulge their wild side amid affairs ...

Cleopatra ruled over Ancient Egypt from 51 to 30 BC and was the last ruler of the Greek Ptolemaic Kingdom in Egypt.

He conquered land across three continents, ruled over states from Egypt to modern-day India, and never lost a battle – before ...

The remains of Alexander the Great may lie under the streets of Alexandria, they may have been "eaten by a shark," or they ...

Growing up, many of us hear about historical events that sound real, so we take them as fact. Yet, in … Continue reading ...

Starting out as a Roman statesman and military leader, Augustus used his cunning and political leverage to become the first … ...

What did it mean to be an emperor in ancient Rome? That is the question that Mary Beard sought to answer in her 2023 book, “Emperor of Rome.” She wrote, “Everyone then, including emperors, was ...

The Trump-named cryptocurrency is valued at more than $6 billion after its first week, but it mimics moves made by ancient ...

January happens to be the birth month of Cleopatra, who arguably tops the list of the most fascinating women in history. She was not the first queen or power figure in Egypt—there were Sobekneferu, ...

Albanian artist Avni Delvina’s ‘Triumph’ exhibition playfully explores themes of the new US president as a Roman emperor, a ...

Roman dictator Julius Caesar, in his account of the Gallic Wars, noted Celtic women participating in public affairs, exercising political influence, and sometimes having multiple husbands.