In 2023, a viral TikTok question brought an ancient empire back to the forefront of our culture's consciousness. The question: "How often do you think about the Roman Empire?" The results were ...

1. The greatest glory for a general in ancient Rome was a triumph, a street party celebrating his greatest victories or, as Mary Beard puts it, his “biggest massacres, depending on whose side you were ...

Why do readers love books? For wisdom and wit, the lift of comedy and the noble pain of tragedy; for advice, comfort and entertainment. But content and sentiment apart, they are loved as objects. Most ...

English archaeologist Jessica Rawson's book Life and Afterlife in Ancient China Photo: Courtesy of CITIC Press Group. In the ...

Writing her debut book, “Lesbian Love Story: A Memoir in Archives,” Amelia Possanza kept questioning why the stories of some people get a place in the history books, while others get lost to time. For ...

James is a published author with multiple pop-history and science books to his name. He specializes in history, space, strange science, and anything out of the ordinary.View full profile James is a ...