After Rome conquered Ancient Greece, it turned Sparta into a theme park, with performances for tourists showcasing its ...

After the kings were expelled from Rome and before the Julio-Claudians established the first imperial dynasty, the consuls ...

In ancient Rome, some men who did not fit neatly within gender categories were called “cinaedi.” They were usually adult males singled out for their extreme effeminacy and nonnormative sexual ...

In antiquity, there were masculine women, feminine men and people who altered their bodies to match their gender expression more closely. In particular, two figures – the cinaedus and the gallus – ...

Taking us back to this world is Caroline Vout, author of Exposed: The Greek and Roman Body, to give us a learned glimpse beneath the togas. This episode was edited by Tom Delargy. The producer was ...

The myth that the statues of ancient Greece and Rome were white was created over time and upheld in part to serve racist ideological purposes. But in reality, ancient works of art were colorful, and ...

Who knew ancient Roman emperors could be so relatable? In 'The Lives of the Caesars', written by the scholar Suetonius in the second century, we’re treated to juicy tales of political missteps ...

One of the great things about computer games is that anything is possible – except women who fight, apparently.

Found beneath an older tomb near Tarquinia, the painted chamber depicts several intricate scenes, including a metallurgical workshop ...

Still, he points to ancient Greece, and the commentary of Thucydides ... Lin finds a possible precursor to Trump in Julian the Apostate, emperor of Rome from 361 to 363 CE. Playing to a nostalgia ...