The Romans added January and February to the calendar but ran into a problem — math and superstition. Here's why February became the odd month out.

I spent a while pouring over recommendations from local food writers, Instagram posts, and restaurant reviews, before ...

Greek and Roman gods evoked fear, awe and envy. Their names now control trillions of dollars of your money. Janus, Apollo, Jupiter and Ares are some of the most famous names of Greek and Roman ...

What was Roman Egypt like? In what ways did it differ from when the Greeks had ruled it during the Ptolemaic period?

Greek mythology is prominent in art dating from antiquity through to the renaissance and even in contemporary artwork. During ...

Consider three big examples: the evidence for cosmic design in the fundamental laws and structure of the universe; the ...

Lounging alongside the Adriatic Sea, on the famed Dalmatian Coast, Split is a bustling metropolis, serious port city, major ...

The origins of wedding cakes goes back to ancient Rome. According to the website, ‘Brides’, the wedding cake can be traced ...

The Roman Empire brought together millions of people of different cultures, ethnicities and religions. But how did its ...

He conquered land across three continents, ruled over states from Egypt to modern-day India, and never lost a battle – before ...

Vālmīki’s epic poem “The Rāmāyaṇa” is a great work of literature and a treasure of Indian culture — but its political and ...

Coming alongside the “little ones” mangled in this sordid world is not merely an act of moral heroism. It is participation in ...