The tower’s name comes from the mistaken belief that the Scipios, famous for their campaigns in the Second Punic War, had been buried here after their death in combat against the Carthaginians in 211 ...

The finding suggests that Liternum was not only a residential area but also a resting place for gladiators after their careers in the arena.

So the question now is the same as it’s been since the ceasefire was signed – what’s the end game? Hamas is determined to ...

According to Livy, a Roman historian writing around the time of Jesus’ birth, the Roman general Scipio Africanus, having returned victorious from the Second Punic War in 201 B.C., ordered a ...

Some of the similarities between ancient Rome at its height and the United States are obvious — from the sheer size of both ...

In ancient times, saying goodbye to the dead was anything but simple. Many cultures practiced elaborate rituals to honor lost ...

Second, Vladimir Putin cannot be bought or ... Such is the nature of the balance of power. From the Punic Wars to the Napoleonic Wars to the Cold War, the rules of geopolitics have been consistent ...

First Punic settlement on Ibiza in Sa Caleta Its population ... This led to a series of wars between the two civilisations. After the second such conflict, the Roman Republic was triumphant and, ...