In honor of today’s release of the major motion picture and guaranteed box office smash Wicked, here is my non-exhaustive ...

Among the things preserved at Pompeii, which was buried byMt. Vesuvius more than 1,940 years ago, are thousands of examples of graffiti, much of it tied to elections. “Valens, you’re sleeping, ...

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Ridley Scott gets dragged for historical inaccuracies, but did product endorsements actually make their way into the ...

The excavations taking place in the Roman city, buried by the eruption of Vesuvius, reflect the beauty and sophistication of ...

I love exploring the world of ancient Rome, with its grand architecture, fascinating culture, and stories of larger-than-life ...

Much like modern-day football hooliganism, gladiator fandom could be weaponised in intercommunal violence. In a 59BC ...

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With Gladiator II now in theaters, archaeological discoveries reveal how Hollywood’s warriors compare to history.

And if you look closely at some of the walls, bright red graffiti pops out exclaiming that Julius was here. Of course, the ...

A cast of two corpses recovered from the ruins of Pompeii, now on display as part of the “A Day In Pompeii” exhibit at the Discovery Place Science Museum in North Carolina. Courtesy of Ken Thomas ...