How would history have unfolded if Antony and Cleopatra had defeated Octavian? Would they have ruled the Roman Empire?

So, who exactly were the Picts? They were a mysterious group of people who resided in what is now northern England and southern Scotland and popped up in the annals of Roman history in the first few ...

Section of Panel 1 of the Ketton Mosaic shows Hector, prince of Troy, in his chariot. (©ULAS). A second-century Roman coin from Ilium in Turkey, labelled ‘Hector’, is an earlier example of the same ...

While slaves in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii were considered no more than "speaking tools", some received better food ...

The team behind what has been described as "one of the most significant mosaics discovered in the UK" have revealed that it ...

Archaeologists working at the animal cemetery at Berenike have documented remains from three dozen primates, marking a significant shift in Roman pet-keeping practices. Previously, the handful of ...

The post Saturnalia: When Ancient Rome Chose Joy Over Order appeared first on The Queen Zone. The streets of Rome once ...

Ancient Greek lawmaker Solon of Athens is the statesman who laid the foundations for today's democracy in the sixth century ...