Michael Arnold

The relocation of Egyptian obelisks to ancient Rome was a common undertaking first endeavored by Caesar Augustus. But just what did these monoliths of antiquity represent to the Romans?

Ancient Rome is synonymous with war. Here are four epic Roman battles occurring over a period of time spanning the Republic, the Empire, and the Eastern Empire.

Set in a world of nymphs, gods, and monsters, the fables of Greek mythology have endured time as much for their fantastic plots as their implicit universal truths.

The Ptolemies were a Greek dynasty that ruled ancient Egypt in the final centuries before the Common Era. They made a lasting impact on Nilotic culture and its landscape.

The kingdoms of ancient Phoenicia are remembered for maritime trading networks that made them wildly prosperous. Through banking and commerce, they maintained economic hegemony in the Mediterranean for a millennium.

The ancient Romans constructed coliseums across their empire. Here are ten of the most interesting extant Roman coliseums outside of Italy.

The Greek god Hercules was adopted by Punic and Roman colonial powers to legitimize their expansion in the western Mediterranean. His mythology linked them to the inheritance of ancient Greece.

Ancient Egypt was famous for its occult practices, particularly in the use of magic amulets. These talismans were believed to summon the aid of the gods in the afterlife.