While modern soldiers may not adopt the testudo formation as the legions of old did, many Roman innovations did lead to ...

Cicero, the Roman statesman and philosopher, was one of the earliest thinkers to articulate a theory of just war.

Greek mythology sparked the Renaissance, transforming art from religious instruction to profound explorations of human potential.

Our critics pick 11 outstanding exhibitions — many still on view this summer —and tour the renewed Frick Collection and the ...

If you’re heading to Rome for uni, you’ve got loads of choices when it comes to the best neighbourhood to live in Rome as a student. Most international students end up at places like Sapienza, LUISS, ...

There’s nowhere quite like Rome for a student adventure, where ancient ruins and buzzing piazzas set the scene for daily life ...

The Comet/Poppea” has started its five-performance run at Lincoln Center’s Summer for the City in New York. The performance ...

It is believed the frescoes once decorated at least 20 internal walls of a high-status Roman building between AD 40 and 150.

Body: late 1st century, Roman, Imperial period ... supposedly self-sufficient perfection of ideal works of art. Sculpture in ancient Rome was highly prized, but also a commodity, with ...

Roman, late Republican Period. Torlonia Collection, Rome ... “Myth and Marble: Ancient Roman Sculpture from the Torlonia Collection” is on view at the Art Institute of Chicago through ...

Much like similar derogatory titles “siren” and “fury”, the term “harpy” is derived from a group of monstrous female figures from ancient ... from Greek and Roman art of birds with ...