A collection of ancient Roman coins amassed by a former Latin teacher from Connecticut was sold at auction for over $1 ...

The Roman Republic lasted from 509 to 27BC and a series of unrest and civil wars in the 1st Century BC marked its transition ...

A rare coin minted by Marcus Junius Brutus after he helped assassinate Julius Caesar will go to auction next week. The gold coin — one of only 17 of its kind known to exist — dates to 43 or 42 ...

A plant used by the ancient Greeks for medicine, food and even contraception, was one of the most sought-after goods in the ancient world.

Some people think that learning history might be useless. "It already happened, what's the point?" Yet the truth is that ...

William T. Bagley, a veteran California legislator who moved to Washington to preside over the chaotic first years of the ...

As he publishes the second book in his acclaimed Nero trilogy, master historical novelist Conn Iggulden on why we are drawn to the extraordinary stories of Rome's Emperors... and why 2,000 years later ...

Country names often fade into the background of a map and eventually become fixed and obvious. But the truth is, they’re anything but. These names are often rooted in ancient riddles, happy accidents, ...

Kate, Princess of Wales, as well as Princess Rajwa and Queen Rania of Jordan are some of the royalty to have worn the ...

There is a tide in the affairs of men, which taken at the flood, leads on to fortune; omitted, all the voyage of their life ...