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Some of our most quotable sayings date back thousands of years to ancient Greece and Rome. But who said them, and what do they really mean?
Archaeologist David Breeze explores Hadrian’s Wall, Roman frontiers, and what 50 years of research reveal about life at the edge of empire.
Virgil’s Aeneid, written at the time of Emperor Augustus, is both an epic poem and a travel itinerary. Follow Aeneas in his journey from Troy to the shores of Italy.
Ancient authors speak of seven incredible feats of human achievement, which we call the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, but what happened to them?
Hittite cuneiform tablets reveal that Wilusa, identified as Troy, faced constant military conflicts with Ahhiyawa, the Greeks, in the Late Bronze Age.
Nero (AD 54-68) was a complex Roman emperor often described as a megalomaniac and a brutal tyrant. But this is only one of the many faces he wore during his reign.
How did Athens' greatest heroes become her enemies? These are the tragic stories of the Athenian generals Themistocles and Alcibiades.
Greek culture did not end with Roman conquest. From the 1st to 3rd centuries AD, Greek culture flourished in what is known as the Second Sophistic.
