A soldier becomes the right hand man of the ambitious heir to Julias Caesar in Robert Harris' new novel, "Agrippa." NPR's Scott Simon talks with Harris about returning to ancient Rome.

Archaeologists working in an ancient city in the southwest of Turkey known as Kibyra have recently completed the ...

Speaking to BBC Radio 4's Today programme, Harris said: "Unlike almost any other American president, you can really see him [Trump] in a toga with a gold laurel wreath on his head. "When Trump had a ...

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Square holes in Pompeii's northern walls may be the only battlefield evidence of the polybolos, a rapid-fire dart launcher ...

Ridley Scott’s futuristic “The Dog Stars,” opening Friday, is the latest cinematic world he’s created in his distinguished ...

In 2024, construction workers in Austria had an unlikely encounter with a mass grave. Expert analysis dated the grave back to ...

Wrestling bulls and following strict diets were par for the course in the training of ancient Greek Olympians. What else did training involve?

Robert Harris has returned to Rome with his new novel, Agrippa. It’s a fictional autobiography of M. Vipsanius Agrippa, right ...

Museums Victoria will turn its school holiday program towards ancient Rome, wildlife, science and space, with activities ...

Pliny the Elder's writings are among the most well-known of this practice; indeed, Pliny stated that gladiator blood was “like the draught of life.” However we know that Pliny did not recommend ...

Ancient Greeks shaped identity through democracy, as "citizen" defined city-state residents and their rights and obligations.