Greek fire was a mysterious weapon that helped the mighty Byzantine Empire survive and ensure its vast sovereignty for ...

We can probably safely assume Rome, in many areas, was likely pretty dirty and rank-smelling. That said, there's evidence of ...

DNA from a Roman salting site in Spain reveals sardines were the key fish used in garum, the famous sauce rooted in Greek and ...

In the same token no good columnist will want to proffer a solution to a mammoth problem like terrorism without first examining the circumstances that brought it about in the first instance. Some few ...

While there is still a small Jewish Quarter, foremost among the legacy of Tunisian Jewry is the El Ghriba synagogue – “the ...

Ancient Rome was a rigidly hierarchical society where the ruling elite stigmatized everyone who had to work with their hands. Yet Roman workers still found ways to resist exploitation through strikes ...

Interview by Daniel Finn Class struggle isn’t a modern invention — it’s been with us for thousands of years. Sarah Bond is a professor of classics at the University of Iowa and the author of Strike: ...

A blue plaque on the wall of the former home of Dame Rosemary Jean Cramp was unveiled in Durham on October last year.

The man who won the CBE for taking a Wigan sixth form to outstanding levels of achievement and troubleshooting at other ...