Beginning in the eighth century BCE, ancient Rome grew from a small town into an empire that at its peak covered most of ...

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Every great nation has its great romantic tragedies, those star-crossed lovers who succumb to reckless passion, heedless of ...

December 21st marks the arrival of the winter solstice, also known as the hibernal solstice. Let's delve into what this ...

Maya later shared clips to Instagram from her night out with pals, as she attended The Sanctuary Eco Retreat in Rome. The venue is described on its website as 'a tranquil haven where ancient ...

Saturnus himself was a god from a previous age, a gloomier figure than Jupiter or Neptune, to name a couple of his children.

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Discovered in central Germany, the 1,800-year-old silver artifact held a tiny scroll, which researchers have now deciphered using high-resolution scans Sonja Anderson The torso of the bronze ...