Trade has been, since time immemorial, one of the main driving forces behind contact between civilizations. In this context, ...

But it was the Romans who developed a working model of checks and balances. The constitution of the Roman republic was ...

The city of Iskenderun, also known as Alexandretta, in todays Turkey, was originally founded by Alexander the Great.

Was Cleopatra the cause of the conflict between these two consuls, both eager to become the masters of Rome? Historians are ...

One of the few virtues of the recent Netflix series on Alexander the Great was the prominent role given to his principal ...

Since humans discovered the power and capability that comes with numbers, we have lived in societies that enable us to … ...

No thread is brighter than that connecting East and West. The exchange of ideas, trade, and philosophies has shaped our world profoundly.

The names of foreign places can be filled with an inexplicable magic, as all travellers know, even in an age when this magic ...

The ancient faith dating back to 1700 B.C. is in danger of becoming extinct if its dwindling followers don't find a way to ...

The opening of the royal palace of Aigai to the public in 2024 reignited global interest in the life and legacy of Alexander the Great.

One of his books looks at the concept of Alexander as the “First European.” Greek and Roman authors weren’t interested in the Persian Empire, he says — meaning that even from antiquity, it was ...

hinting at trade between the empire and northern Germany during this time. "I could hardly believe it when I held the find in my hand because such Roman locks are usually much larger and are made ...