This edition of History In A Nutshell travels back to antiquity; to some of the earliest days of Western Civilization: Ancient Rome! This expose briefly covers the rise and fall of Rome, including: ...

When you think of gladiators, you probably picture men with swords. But in Roman arenas, the opponents gladiators faced weren ...

From a small city-state on the Tiber, Rome grew into a vast empire spanning Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East. Its ...

The artifacts and artworks on display paint a refreshingly broad picture of Roman life in the northern reaches of the Empire.

A viral trend on the video sharing app involves women asking the men in their lives how often they think about ancient Rome. In the videos, women are shocked to discover that men seem to think about ...

The rise and fall of Rome through its architecture and art (statues, mosaics, frescoes). The Romans gave Europe its first taste of a common culture, and awe-inspiring art. From its groundbreaking ...

When Irene Soto Marín, an assistant professor of Roman history at Harvard, goes on a first date with a man, one of two things usually happens: They’ll either start mansplaining facts about the Empire ...

Among the Egadi Islands, off Sicily’s west coast, divers have discovered a remarkably preserved Roman helmet. Complete with ...