Since the time of ancient Rome and Greece, people have dealt with love, this difficult emotion, in all its glory and calamity ...

Standing tall on the island of Pharos in ancient Egypt, the Lighthouse of Alexandria once soared over 350 feet, guiding sailors and symbolizing the might of Alexandria. Built in the 3rd century ...

Ancient sources describe similar techniques for producing raisin wines. Columella, a Roman agricultural writer, noted that drying and fermentation together took at least a month.

As silk fabrics became all the rage in imperial Rome, explorers and merchants opened up land and sea routes, fostering not only commerce but a robust exchange of wisdom and beliefs.

The story of Greeks in Alexandria goes back more than two millennia, when Alexander the Great established the city.

The Best (and Worst) Jobs of Ancient Rome. Episode 4 ... In antiquity, we find that major cities usually were located on the Mediterranean, like Alexandria, Athens, and Ostia.

But warnings of the inflationary effects of tariffs are also echoed in ancient Rome too. Pliny, for example, complained about the impact of tariffs on the street price of incense and pepper.

Estimated to be around 2,300-years-old, the work is part of a larger aristocratic mansion located near the Roman Forum, which has been under excavation since 2018.

A marble map of ancient Rome, that hasn't been put on public view for almost 100 years, is getting its very own museum within sight of the Colosseum.

Grain shipments that helped feed the people of Rome frequently stopped at Crete en route from Alexandria to Italy, ... Citation: How I uncovered a potential ancient Rome wine scam (2025 ...