The Roman Empire was created and controlled by its ... Each of these was divided into ten cohorts of up to 480 men. The minimum term of service for a soldier during the first century AD was ...

Nero, who ruled from A.D. 54 to 68, is often remembered as one of history’s most notorious emperors, his reputation steeped in tales of excess and cruelty. One enduring myth claims that as a great ...

The statue depicts a Roman elite, Gaius Marios Hermogenes, dating back to the 2nd or 3rd Century, and is in near-perfect ...

In any case, the origin of the name is clear; it comes from one of those Roman sculptures, more specifically, the one named Pasquino. It’s a Hellenistic piece that was likely part of a larger set, ...

Politicians can do symbolism by changing the names of places and museums.' 'Judges need not be seen to be craving for ...

“Of all the works of antiquity that escaped destruction,” German archaeologist and art historian Johann Joachim Winckelmann once said of the Apollo Belvedere, a beloved sculpture from the ...

Now, the looming Roman sculpture is finally back on display Julia Binswanger Researchers studying the ancient site of Fregellae reveal the consequences of challenging the Roman army ...

A local leader of the Mexican folk saint cult “La Santa Muerte” was gunned down at an altar to the skeletal figure.

Loza Azuaga, María Luisa Beltrán Fortes, José Román Punzón, Julio Miguel Ruiz Montes, Pablo Moreno Alcaide, Manuel and Fernández García, María Isabel 2021. La villa romana de Salar (Granada). El ...

Now, the looming Roman sculpture is finally back on display Julia Binswanger Daily Correspondent The seven-foot-tall Apollo Belvedere is thought to be a Roman copy of a Greek statue. Stefano ...

(JTA) — An American Jewish tourist was arrested in Israel for allegedly destroying two Roman-era statues inside the Israel Museum, claiming to police that they were “idolatrous and contrary to ...