Sometime around 100 AD, the Roman lawyer and aristocrat Pliny sent a letter to his third wife, Calpurnia – who was staying in a different part of Italy – to express how much he loved and missed her: I ...

Around 186 BCE, a former slave turned courtesan named Hispala Faecenia fell in love with a young upper-middle class Roman man named Publius Aebutius. Then she learned his mother and stepfather planned ...

Cheering crowds, fast horses, dramatic accidents, and even a little sorcery made up a typical day of chariot racing in Rome as thousands flocked to watch their favorite spectator sport.

Millions flock to Rome every year - and often get in their own way. But the Italian capital also has a softer side: blue News ...

America is approaching a major milestone: its semiquincentennial, which is a fancy word that scarcely anyone knows how to ...

Ancient Rome had poisoners, secret police, and professional killers who operated in the shadows of imperial power. From ...

Public ceremonies, lavish processions, and temporary wooden arches were commonplace after victory in Ancient Rome. But during the height of its power, the emperor decided to change that and leave a ...

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