From the fall of Rome to the rise of Christianity, Tom Holland's books offer a modern lens on ancient history. Here, we rank ...

Your go-to guide for local arts and entertainment happening in and around Albany this Thursday through Wednesday.

Excavations on unpromising mounds in the Iraqi desert revealed Sumer’s earliest city. Surviving relics and a rebuilt temple have given experts more clues about the ancient metropolis of Eridu.

Bite marks discovered on the skeleton of a gladiator in Roman-era England suggest the man faced off with a lion in the arena, ...

A discovery in an English garden led to the first direct evidence that man fought beast to entertain the subjects of the ...

Though he was born centuries ago, we're still watching his plays and studying his works. And his words continue to resonate ...

Pliny the Elder’s 37 volume Naturalis Historia is the largest single work to have survived from the Roman Empire. It includes ...

First Stage has unveiled its  2025-2026 season, featuring seven productions designed for theater lovers of all ages, ...

The Oklahoma Legislature is stepping into the dangerous territory of Christian nationalism by proclaiming "Christ is King" — ...

There is a strange statement in the Talmud regarding Moshiach. When the Talmud wishes to describe Moshiach, the man who will ...

Rome was famous for rejecting the idea of kingship. For almost 500 years, Rome was a staunch Republic, with rules in place to ...

When you’re the emperor Augustus, they let you do it.