The Vasari Corridor, the famed covered and elevated passage designed by Giorgio Vasari and linking Palazzo Vecchio to Palazzo ...

Wisdom From the 'Philosopher King'—75 Famous Quotes From Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius originally appeared on Parade.

Ancient Greece is where the first form of direct democracy was developed. It was called demokratia, literally meaning "rule ...

As America begins its 250th year, it is fitting to draw attention to the great people and ideas that made it possible.

Two rare Roman cavalry swords discovered in a Gloucestershire field have sparked the excavation of a previously unknown Iron ...

Researchers from the University of Tokyo have unearthed what may be an ancient villa they believe belonged to the first Roman ...

While excavating at Hradisko Hill in South Moravia, Czech Republic, archaeologists recently unearthed an 1,800-year-old ...

Italians are sick of tourists. No, really — they are tired of American summer visitors who travel en masse to their ...

A recent excavation reveals that a large building excavated in 1966 was just a part of an even grander ancient complex.

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Roman Emperor Caligula's coffee table When stains had to be cleaned from a mosaic that once decorated a lavish pleasure vessel from the first century, they were not remnants from the debauched ...

In these ancient corporations, we see echoes of today’s institutions — the unions, companies, churches, and clubs that continue to bind people together in shared identity and common purpose.