The bizarre episode no doubt puzzled his soldiers as much as it does modern historians. Excerpted with permission from The Shortest History of Ancient Rome, Ross King, Pan Macmillan.

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Typography transitioned from hand-lettering to mechanical methods in 1450 ... Soaring ascenders and grand proportions imbue Trajan with the splendour of ancient Rome, though this digital typeface ...

The Columbus Crew's old “Crew96” circular crest is just SO crisp, with “96” nodding to the club's founding year, bolded yellow lettering framed ... rich historical tapestry of Rome, celebrating both ...

Against the ancient backdrop of Rome’s Colosseum, thousands gathered Friday evening for the solemn Via Crucis procession, where Cardinal Baldassare Reina carried the cross on behalf of Pope ...

As someone who’s spent years researching the economy of Ancient Rome, it all feels a shade familiar. In fact, tariffs were also used in Ancient Rome, and for some of the reasons that governments ...

Peter Edwell receives funding from the Australian Research Council. Tariffs are back in the headlines this week, with United States President Donald Trump introducing sweeping new tariffs of at ...

Lead pollution in ancient Rome was so high that it dropped the population’s IQ by around 3 points, if not more. Elites were exposed to lead through water pipes, cooking pots, bath tubs ...

In addition to what is believed to be an accurate representation of the seven-branched Temple menorah on the Arch of Titus in Rome ... with Ashkenazi style Hebrew lettering, which has French ...

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That was the same period as the Hellenistic era, which began in 323 BCE and lasted until Rome’s conquering of the Greek empire that Alexander the Great had left to his generals (145 BCE) and beyond. A ...

In 2014, workers building the restaurant on the outskirts of Rome stumbled upon an ancient Roman road. Such finds can usually halt the construction process, but in this case, "McDonald's ...