The Romans did have status symbols, just like we do. Portable sundials weren’t very useful or precise, but they said a lot ...

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.

Former New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu said he will not run for U.S. Senate during an appearance on The Pulse of NH radio show Tuesday morning. “No, I’m not going to run,” he told host ...

07. It looks like HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. can’t squeeze in a hearing this Thursday before the Senate health committee, Daniel Payne and I write. The delay would spare Kennedy from ...

Rome, with a population of around 75 million, had an average income equivalent to about 2.25 times the subsistence minimum — ...

Archaeologists recently uncovered the remains of a remarkably well-preserved dog from ancient Rome – and the discovery highlights the prevalence of ritual sacrifice in antiquity. The excavation ...

As someone who’s spent years researching the economy of Ancient Rome, it all feels a shade familiar. In fact, tariffs were also used in Ancient Rome, and for some of the reasons that governments ...

Italian archaeologists recently unearthed ancient Roman tombs during the excavation of a necropolis – including one bearing the epitaph of a gladiator. The discovery was announced by the ...

The graveyard of Liternum, near Naples, was in use between the first century B.C.E. and the third century C.E.

Much like similar derogatory titles “siren” and “fury”, the term “harpy” is derived from a group of monstrous female figures from ancient Greek and Roman mythology. In Greek and Roman ...