Suetonius’s biographies of the rulers of Rome, from Julius Caesar to the emperor Domitian, are rich in character and telling detail – as emerges with clarity from Tom Holland’s excellent new ...

Uncover immersive historical periods that could set the stage for a new Kingdom Come: Deliverance, packed with epic battles ...

Roman emperor Augustus understood, just as Donald Trump does, that to stand at the head of a superpower is to stand as an ...

Fast-forward two millennia and the paintwork has long since faded, giving rise to a range of colourless copycats that would ...

A cache of 337 coins bearing Cleopatra VII’s image sheds new light on the age of the Temple of Taposiris Magna—and the ...

For next year’s Assembly battle, Narendra Modi’s party is giving itself better chances in the state that still holds out.

An aspiring dictator, fueled by popular resentment, overthrows a failing republic. We've seen this show before ...

LIX, BCE. The Roman LIX translates into 59 in Arabic, soon to proclaimed “American Numerals” by Trumpius Maximus, newly ...

History is full of sweeping love affairs, from Antony and Cleopatra to Catherine the Great and Grigory Potemkin and many more ...

Game of Thrones achieved unparalleled popularity and success during its eight-season run from 2011 to 2019. Thanks to its ...