Core elements of Roman law can be traced back to the ancient Greek world. Roman law has been fundamental to the foundations ...

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After an earthquake damaged the building, construction crews started working in the basement and unearthed the forgotten ...

In Late Antiquity, Christian leaders condemned paganism, sometimes leading to violent attacks on divine statues. What do ...

The Persian empire pioneered women's rights. Other contemporary cultures made jokes about it and considered Persians unmanly.

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When you’re the emperor Augustus, they let you do it.

The ancient Roman ruins under Sisak city hall as seen during excavations. Photo from Croatia’s Ministry of Culture and Media In ancient Greece and ... the rest of the empire.

AMMAN - The Roman army at its peak reached the north-western parts of modern day Saudi Arabia.The area between the Roman ...