History shows it’s been around for a surprisingly long time—and that we’ve projected our anxieties on its supply before.

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The Roman ruins uncovered at the Parco delle Acacie also include an ancient road, two massive basins, and a wealth of grave ...

The transformation of the Roman Empire into what modern historians call Byzantium was not a single event but a gradual ...

In this two-part article, the author presents an overview of what various ancient textual artifacts “remember” about the earliest loan closings ...

Those interested can revisit the Roman empire during a yearlong lecture series from Mentor Public Library. The series launches with a lecture about Rome’s transition from republic to empire at ...

In a week filled with news about President Donald Trump's aggressive moves to take control of Greenland, the world got a window into his thinking about the concept of "peace." ...

Think the Roman Empire is ancient history? Think again. From the U.S. Capitol to memorials and monuments, Roman influence is everywhere — even in how we name buildings and design cities. This short ...

Whether an assassin wants to silence someone over mysterious secrets, act for a cause, or eliminate a rival, the concept ...

The people of ancient Rome lived in a wide range of housing, from grand urban mansions to crowded flats and makeshift dwellings attached to shops. Where and how someone lived depended on geography, ...

New archaeological evidence is helping rewrite old myths about disabled people in the ancient world. Early Roman Empire depiction of a Freedman and Freedwoman, 30-15 BCE. British Museum, London, UK.

For several millennia, humans followed nature's rhythms and the sun's path to calculate the beginning of a new year. Then one day a Roman emperor decreed that the new year should begin as an ode to ...