Did Rome and Carthage sign 1985 peace treaty for wars that began more than 2,000 years earlier?

While the mayors of the cities did sign a peace treaty in 1985, it was a symbolic gesture. In reality, the wars between the two ancient civilizations ended more than 2,000 years prior when Rome ...
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These Ancient Wars Changed The World

In our modern era, warfare and political unrest seem to be skyrocketing. With conflicts emerging all around the world and countless people suffering horribly, it can be hard to look beyond our ...
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What Made Rome, Rome?

When we think of Rome in the ancient world, we tend to think of the massive military empire that eventually stretched across three continents. We think of the Senate, Julius Caesar, and Brutus. What ...

The ghost stories of ancient Rome—from the bone-chilling to the absurd

Ghosts stories appear in several surviving texts from ancient Rome. What do they reveal about the people who told them?