Sarah Bond is a professor of classics at the University of Iowa and the author of Strike: Labor, Unions, and Resistance in ...

Archaeologists in northern Britain discovered 13-inch shoes at the ancient Roman Magna Fort, raising questions about the towering soldiers who defended the empire.

Rocks on Iceland beaches confirm the Late Antique Little Ice Age, caused by volcanic eruptions, precipitated the fall of the Roman Empire.

Researchers think the camp was built during the second century C.E. Stretching across 22 acres, it was identified using a ...

The hit historical drama has shot to the top of the streaming charts over a decade after airing its final episode.

Bones found at the site of an ancient fish-processing plant were used to genetically identify the species that went into a ...

By Peter Edwell for The ConversationStanding in the vast ruins of the Baths of Caracalla in Rome, hundreds of gulls circle above. Their haunting cries echo voices from 1,800 years ago.

Slavery in the 18th-19th century United States and British Empire and serfdom in the Russian Empire have been compared in previous studies, but those works have generally overlooked the ...

1783: Spain regains control of Florida after the British surrender at Yorktown, which effectively grants the United States of ...

It’s important to tackle the topic in an age-appropriate way, experts say—and to make sure children understand how the legacy of slavery informs life today.

Gladiator dropped in 2000 — that’s over two decades ago. Ridley Scott directed the film, and Russell Crowe went full beast ...