At its height, slavery was the backbone of the Roman economy. Millions were enslaved—working fields, mines, households, and even fighting as gladiators. Yet slavery did not vanish overnight with the ...

The “Pike letter,” allegedly written in 1871, is said to predict three world wars: the first to topple empires and establish communism, the second to defeat fascism and pave the way for Israel, and a ...

When a fragment is moved into a private domestic setting, especially in a context of moral criminality, it becomes more than ...

A Chinese king’s infatuation with a woman was seen as the reason that a golden age collapsed. Evidence suggests climate change and internal strife played bigger roles.

Using advanced machine learning and climate models, researchers have shown that the ancestors of crops like wheat, barley, ...

Senate Democrats blocked a measure to fund the Department of Homeland Security as lawmakers remained locked in a standoff that could shut down the agency this weekend. The bill contained none of the ...

A mother shot dead outside a supermarket. A man killed after leaving a mosque. A doctor gunned down while treating patients. These shocking cases are no longer anomalies: they are the toll of a ...

Archaeologists in Turkey say they have uncovered evidence that the Romans used human feces in medical treatments, according to new research.

Ancient Greco-Roman texts discuss the use of excrement in medicine, but this is the first direct evidence we've found that ...

With national prospects looking bleak for Republicans heading into the midterms, the party has dusted off an old bogeyman.

Stoicism is one of ancient Greece's most enduring philosophies. Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius is one of its foremost figures.