At the turn of the twentieth century, some Jewish exiles dreamed of a homeland in Palestine. The Jewish Territorial ...

Ed Helms, formerly of "The Office" and "The Daily Show" has written a new book called "SNAFU," about America's biggest historical screwups.

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NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is gearing up to unlock the deepest secrets of the universe with three ...

The 1st century CE Roman author Tacitus is one of the most important primary sources that we have for Rome under the ...

The Romans famously claimed to be descended from the Trojans, but does this legend have any basis in actuality?

Rocks from Greenland found on Iceland's west coast could link the late Roman Empire's fall to a spell of sudden climate ...

In the sweltering summer of AD18, a desperate chant echoed across China's sun-scorched plains: "Heaven has gone blind!" ...

The Roman historian Ammianus Marcellinus (lived circa 330 to 395) claimed in his book "Res Gestae" (Latin for "things done" or "things that happened") that the three groups conspi ...

With the death of Julius Caesar in 44 BCE, Rome entered a period of political upheaval settled only when Caesar's nephew Octavian defeated Mark Antony and Cleopatra, took control of the Empire ... in ...

With Trump on the rampage, Alex Soros takes control of his father’s empire. What will he do with his influence?

Pope Francis, who passed away on April 21 at 88, leaves behind a legacy as vast and varied as his global influence. For many ...