History is filled with powerful empires that seemed invincible until they weren't. Between roughly 1250 and 1150 BCE, major ...

A new study reveals how ships guided ancient civilizations through crisis, helping regions trade, defend, and endure the ...

One of history's biggest questions is: "How does an entire civilization disappear?" One can comprehend how an object or even a city is lost, buried, or destroyed, but an entire group or nation of ...

Ever wonder what secrets lie beneath the stones of ancient ruins? There’s something almost magical about standing where empires rose and fell, where forgotten stories wait to be discovered. Heritage ...

The culprit behind the mysterious disappearance of one of the most advanced urban civilizations at the time, contemporaries ...

Roman, Egyptian, and Chinese civilizations had many different ingenious inventions. Chocolate was a big aphrodisiac for Mesoamerican civilizations and used for energy. The first earthquake detector is ...

Interested in digging deeper into the study of classical civilization at DePauw? The opportunities extend far beyond the classroom. Learn more about how you can benefit from our state-of-the-art ...