“The Romans are clear that the high register of government (and the court system) is going to take place in Latin,” says Dickey. When learning a language was necessary, Greeks and other ancient ...

Augustus, though careful to preserve the appearance of republican institutions, held ultimate authority, effectively making ...

For Aldo Cazzullo, writer and deputy editor of the Milan daily Corriere della Sera, President-elect Donald Trump’s return to ...

the first Roman emperors, whose lives of depravity and heinous crime was cut short by violent deaths.

How did the Etruscans, powerful neighbors of Rome, disappear from history? Were they destroyed, or culturally absorbed?

An ancient object that Jessica Lamont uses in her Yale classes may not appear menacing, but in Greek antiquity it was used for malevolent purposes.

Rome in the first century AD - the powerful Roman Empire stretches across three continents. After a long period of civil conflict, Rome saw its governance pass from a republican system to one under ...

Classical studies scholar Liu Xiaofeng says that the academic progress seen in the study of Western classics will surely help ...

Turning to the plight of Middle Eastern Christians, Pope Francis on Saturday prayed for their continued witness in a region ...

From the heart of Mesopotamia to the heights of the Roman Empire, ancient civilizations have left an indelible mark on the ...