With one of the largest and most significant empires in history, the Romans ruled territories across Europe, North Africa and the Middle East for more than a thousand years. Their legacy lives on ...

It is known that ancient Greek and Roman sculptures were colorfully finished, rather than the commonly seen white marble statues, as some still have traces of paint. However, if the colors of such ...

The cultural and scientific revolutions that define the Renaissance were kickstarted in large part by Europe’s rediscovery of lost Roman sculpture. Inspiring the likes of Raphael, Donatello, ...

This is one of the oldest and longest-lasting myths on the list. The idea that slaves built the pyramids likely dates back to around the 5th century BC and was only debunked in the 1990s. Two things ...

The victory of the Parthians over the Roman General Marcus Licinius Crassus at Carrhae in 53 BC is perhaps the single most significant event in Rome's engagement with Parthia. The loss of Roman ...

The CSIS Futures Lab recently produced a report on agentic warfare. This Commentary builds on that work with a specific focus on the role of AI agents in information operations. Emperor Augustus ...

Augustus is op het noordelijk halfrond de maand waarin de graanoogst binnengehaald wordt. De maand is genoemd naar de Romeinse keizer Augustus. Casper Luyken, Augustus, 1700. Collectie Amsterdam ...

A Lego recreation of Gustav Klimt’s “The Kiss” created by Nathan Sawaya. “The Art of the Brick” exhibit opens Aug. 7 at Armory Studios in Schenectady. Lego artist Nathan Sawaya, whose exhibit “The Art ...

Augustus De Morgan was a British mathematician and logician. Today marks the birth anniversary of Augustus De Morgan, one of the most influential figures in the history of mathematics and logic. Born ...

Seimone Augustus at the Target Center in Minneapolis (Photo credit: Nagashia Jackson The Minnesota Lynx celebrated one of their greatest players with a banner unveiling ceremony honoring Seimone ...

This article was featured in the One Story to Read Today newsletter. Sign up for it here. In about 80 years, roughly the same length of time between the end of World War II and now, the Roman Republic ...