There is a problem we share with Cicero’s Rome. We have allowed many of our political institutions to become enfeebled, and we have become afraid.

Cleopatra VII is one of those historical figures whose name sparks instant recognition, but how much do we really know about ...

Last Saturday, I squeezed into St Peter’s in Rome for Mass. Nothing especially surprising there, you might think. But two ...

The world is thirsting for peace and for an end to abuses of power and indifference to the rule of law, Pope Leo XIV said at ...

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

Carthage was the capital city of the ancient Carthaginian civilization, and was one of the most important trading hubs of the ...

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 ...

The Roman-Etruscan Wars represent a significant chapter in the ancient history of ancient Italy, marking the clashes between the burgeoning power of Rome and the advanced civilization of the Etruscans ...

One of the principal aspects of growing empires is war. Throughout history, great kingdoms and realms were born at the expense of neighbors who were weaker and ripe for plunder. That is what happened ...

The Second Punic War was one of the greatest struggles of the ancient world. Carthaginian general Hannibal led his army, including war elephants, across the Alps to invade Italy. He crushed Roman ...

A millennia-old helmet that saw ancient Rome’s first great Mediterranean war was recently unearthed in Italy. The find was announced by the Sicilian regional government in a Sept. 5 announcement. In a ...