A week meandering between ancient sites — via cedar-shaded hillsides and turquoise bays — leaves the modern world feeling ...

As one of history's most famous figures, many stop to wonder what Cleopatra VII Philopator really looked like.

The expansion of one of the Mediterranean’s strongest powers wasn’t only driven by conquest, but also infrastructure. By borrowing techniques from the Greeks and the Etruscans, Romans engineered ...

The discovery reveals some astounding hidden history.

New Years is one of the largest and most widely celebrated holidays. But not every culture celebrates the New Years on the ...

After Julius Caesar’s death the Roman Senate declared him a god, a decision that transformed the political landscape. This episode reveals how the young Octavian adopted the title Divi Filius, “son of ...

Authorities in Israel seized hundreds of ancient coins dating to the Hellenistic world, shaped by Alexander the Great.

Historian and The Rest Is History co-host Tom Holland answers your questions about whether Britain is currently in a more precarious state than it was in the 1970s, what definition of ‘radical’ best ...

King for a day? How about emperor for two months? Between A.D. 260 and 274, a succession of generals ruled over the Gallic Empire, a breakaway state from the Roman Empire that included the provinces ...

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