In the current exhibition at the Italian Cultural Institute in London, the blending of Roman and Byzantine art ...

638 – Jerusalem is captured by the Caliph Omar. April 1081 – Aug 1118- Reign of Byzantine Emperor Alexios I Komnenos. 1088 – 1099 – Reign of Pope Urban II. March 1095 – Byzantine Emperor Alexios I ...

From Julius Caesar’s first landing on the shoreline of England in 55 BC to the famous ‘Look to their own defences’ letter of AD 410, the Romans played an important part in British history for over 400 ...

Spartacus. Crixus. Commodus. Flamma. Carpophorus. These are the names of the most legendary gladiators in history. From wild animals like tigers, elephants and bears to fellow gladiators clad in ...

Archaeologists and amateurs armed with metal detectors have discovered previous hoards from centuries past. Here's a look at ...

Transactions and Proceedings of the American Philological Association, Vol. 73 (1942), pp. 232-258 (27 pages) Although Macrobius' Commentary was one of the leading source books of information on ...

An illustration of a magnifying glass. An illustration of a magnifying glass.