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The study of ancient history uncovered civilizations, innovations, achievements, and legacies that laid the foundation for the modern world.
Built by one of Rome’s most reviled emperors, the Baths of Caracalla are an architectural masterpiece that influenced architecture in Rome and beyond.
Geta ruled as co-emperor with his father, Septimius Severus, and brother, Caracalla, at the start of the 3rd century before becoming the victim of fratricide.
Discover the secrets of the Capuchins’ crypt below the Church of Santa Maria della Concezione dei Cappuccini, with Director Pietro Costantini.
Myths were integral to how the ancient Greeks understood the world, and they are still relevant to how we see and describe the world today.
Iris, divine messenger and daughter of Titans, was the goddess of the rainbow. She blazed a colorful streak through mythology.
Tacitus is one of our most important sources for the first 100 years of the Roman Empire, but how reliable is his account of events?
In 404 BCE, Athens’ famous democracy had fallen under the control of the Thirty Tyrants, but a group of democratic exiles would fight this oligarchy.
Nine stories from Greek mythology about the Olympian goddess Demeter, the Lady of the Golden Sword and the goddess of agriculture.