We can probably safely assume Rome, in many areas, was likely pretty dirty and rank-smelling. That said, there's evidence of ...

In 1865, Congress passes the 13th Amendment. The war ends, Lincoln is assassinated and the states ratify the amendment later ...

As America begins its 250th year, it is fitting to draw attention to the great people and ideas that made it possible. Neither the Declaration of Independence of 1776 nor the Constitution of 1787 ...

Broughton's main scholarly work was his massive, three-volume Magistrates of the Roman Republic (commonly abbreviated MRR)... requiring more than 30 years to complete. The project provides an ...

The move for American Independence was greatly influenced by ancient Greece, particularly philosophy from the time.

If the word secularism did not exist today in the Preamble, the experiences of the last decade would necessitate its immediate and emphatic insertion.

Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni declined to explicitly confirm the authenticity of the documents, which were posted online ...

The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) strongly condemns the arrest and reported abuse of peaceful protesters in Togo's capital, Lomé, on June 5 and 6. The crackdown is a worrying sign of ...

The conservative justices’ ruling in a case involving LGBTQ-themed books in public schools is likely to benefit larger ...

Ottoman imperium eventually ended in ignominy, with defeat in World War I and the Armenian Genocide – an appalling ...

A landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling 10 years ago this month, on June 26, 2015, legalized same-sex marriage across the U.S.

Cicero and the Roman Republic by Fuhrmann, Manfred Publication date 1992 Topics Cicero, Marcus Tullius, Cicero, Marcus Tullius, Statesmen -- Rome -- Biography, Orators -- Rome -- Biography, Orators, ...