In Istanbul, Pope Leo XIV will meet the patriarch of the Eastern Orthodox Church to show amity between two of the world’s ...

Philopoemen was the most skilled general of the Achaean League. He defeated Sparta and propelled the league to prominence in ...

Leo XIV arrived in the country’s capital, Ankara, and will be received by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the opening leg ...

During the age of emperors, Roman sculpture was of artistic, religious, and political importance, and often took on epic ...

Pope Leo XIV is embarking on his first foreign trip, a pilgrimage to Turkey and Lebanon that would be delicate under any ...

From Olympia — birthplace of the ancient games — to Milan’s San Siro Stadium on Feb. 6, the torch will cross Italy’s cities ...

New International Olympic Committee chief Kirsty Coventry fought back tears on Wednesday as she urged nations to come ...

Ancient Greeks prepared Roman gladiators for violent contests, although these were quite different from the Olympics the ...

A new book, co-edited by Barbara Faedda, focuses on this strategic Mediterranean port city.

Women secured critical progress in the Roman republic. Their rights were rolled back with the republic's collapse.

One of the things I never wrapped my head around was how the Roman Republic managed to conquer the mighty city-states and kingdoms of Classical Greece... All the more reason to create a video about it ...

The partial collapse of the Torre di Conti has sparked a negligence probe and renewed fears about how the Eternal City protects — and fails — its ancient heritage.