I've been working as a tour guide in Rome since 2008, and it only seems to be getting more crowded with tourists. Instead, go ...

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After the death of the emperor Tiberius in 37 CE, the Roman state was jubilant. The old man was considered depraved, distant, ...

In Augustus the Strong: A Study in Artistic Greatness and Political Fiasco, Tim Blanning restores the ‘incorrigible Saxon’ to ...

The remains of Alexander the Great may lie under the streets of Alexandria, they may have been "eaten by a shark," or they may be somewhere else entirely. But one thing is certain: Archaeologists ...

With artefacts on loan from the British Museum, this modest show reminds us of the astonishing heritage of a country now ...

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Starting out as a Roman statesman and military leader, Augustus used his cunning and political leverage to become the first … ...

Archaeologists working at Emperor Nero’s grand palace in Rome, known as Domus Aurea, uncovered a rare and rather big Egyptian ...

It's no secret that sight-seeing can be expensive. Yet exploring doesn't always have to leave such a hole in your wallet.

Ammianus Marcellinus was a Roman soldier and historian of Greek origin. He is best known for his work Res Gestae, which chronicles the history of the Roman Empire from the reign of Nerva (96 AD) to ...

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