Rome’s expansion into Greece and Hispania was driven by war, opportunity, and strategic necessity. Conflicts with pirates, ...

The ruined harbour of Carthage, depicted in the Theatrum Orbis Terrarum (1570) - Alamy By the 14th century, it was well known that all roads led to Rome – or, as Chaucer put it, that “diverse pathes ...

The forgotten statue of Nero at the Isthmus of Corinth is a relic of the time the Roman emperor granted freedom to a part of ...

Explore how ancient Greeks and Romans invested in wealth through land, metals, and art amidst economic challenges.

The ancient Greeks on Crete may have cheated the Romans by exporting "knock-off" versions of their highly prized raisin wine.

The expansion of one of the Mediterranean’s strongest powers wasn’t only driven by conquest, but also infrastructure. By ...

Greek archaeologists recently uncovered a trove of ancient artifacts while exploring the lost city of Tenea, which legend suggests was built some 3,000 years ago by Trojan prisoners of war. More than ...

A talent was the largest unit of monetary measurement in ancient Greece and Rome, and was equivalent to approximately 25 kg ...