A discovery in an English garden led to the first direct evidence that man fought beast to entertain the subjects of the ...

New research on a skeleton of a gladiator that was found in York in 2004 shows the distinctive markings of lion's teeth.

A recent paper analyses legal documents from the Roman empire that detail the prosecution of a tax evasion case on papyrus.

In this episode of General Knowledge, we talk about the Kingdom of Arles. Throughout Medieval Europe we can find a number of ...

acquired a 22-foot-long medieval scroll portraying a map of the world, from the Atlantic to the mouth of the Ganges, as it existed during the Roman Empire. The map's origins were obscure ...

Lidar technology is revealing that the Mayan civilization was more complex and interconnected than previously thought.

Over 2,300 years have passed since the death of Alexander the Great, but he remains one of the most famous historical figures ...

The trail’s 215 miles connect ancient road networks with modern hiking paths, tracing rivers, twisting up gorges and traversing the ruins of Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine cities. Map ...

The Kingdom of Thessalonica was a short-lived state that emerged during the Fourth Crusade after the sack of Constantinople ...

A large house or farm stood there from around 1350, according to lokalhistoriewiki.no (link in Norwegian). In 1602, Christian ...

They built vast networks, raised capital from wealthy investors and scaled operations across the empire ... map to modern business challenges: Related: 4 Leadership Lessons You Can Learn From a ...