Roman Emperor Caligula is one of ancient history's darkest and most unsettling figures. His name is synonymous with excess, ...

Publius Afranius Potitus learned the hard way that some promises should come with fine print. The Roman plebeian publicly ...

In his On the Embassy to Gaius, the first-century a.d. historian Philo of Alexandria recounts a diplomatic mission he led from Egypt to Rome seeking intervention on behalf of Alexandria’s Jews. During ...

Ms. Cargill-Martin is a writer and a classical scholar. Every summer, magazine stories chronicle the extreme lengths to which people are willing to go to keep up in the Hamptons, the entirely ...

Caligula, the ancient Roman emperor infamous for his insanity and cruelty, may have had a soft spot for plants, according to recently published research. A new study co-authored by Trevor Luke, a ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. By most historical accounts, the Roman Emperor Caligula was a ...

Caligula, the notoriously erratic Roman emperor known for his bloodthirsty cruelty, probably also possessed a nerd’s knowledge of medicinal plants, according to a new Yale study. The study, by the ...

Before Congressional Republicans all put on armbands and goose-step into President Donald Trump’s dystopic vision of America… maybe we ought to recall some lessons from History 101. Trump’s ersatz, ...