An international team of researchers publishes the first high-resolution digital atlas of Roman roads, doubling the known length and exposing the vast gaps in our knowledge. This new dataset, ...

An incredible new map captures a stunning snapshot of the Roman Empire's vast transportation system as it was nearly 2,000 years ago.

The historian Margaret MacMillan on the impact of the Trump-led American withdrawal from world leadership. Plus: David on the ...

Hadrian rebranded Judea to annihilate Jewish identity; modern pan-Arabists rebranded themselves to appropriate that identity.

From the Minoan royal road to the Ridgeway, ancient roads still exist today showing how past civilizations built networks ...

At first it looks like wallpaper. On second glance, you see the imprints of hands, stamped in red paint and climbing up the ...

The fall also inspired a book, which inspired a game, which inspired the world’s richest man to lash out because his favorite ...

Let's take a look at 15 examples of movies that could have - or should have - been created as TV shows instead.

For all its modernization, Poland hasn’t lost its soul. The European Union sometimes calls Poland “defiant.” But to Poles, ...

History has shown, time and again, that empires rise and fall. The Roman Empire, one of the most powerful the world has ever ...

Profile Editor Gussie Coulter joins popular historian Tom Holland on the borderlands to explore his intellectual journey, the Roman analogy, and his reflections on the genesis of the West.