SUMMARY Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus succeeded to power together in 161 CE, as the adopted heirs of Antonius Pius. At the ...

Want to see a destination from the best vantage? Up the altitude. Here are the top spots from which to appreciate the Eternal ...

The trouble with Rome is that it has so many treasures ... However, it’s the path to the back of the piazza (head behind the statue of Marcus Aurelius) that will have you drawing breath ...

That master was none other than Herodes Atticus, the former teacher of Marcus Aurelius ... with the statue of the deity being made of gold. Regilla was also named priestess of Demeter (the Greek deity ...

An Olympic equestrian athlete had his results from the Paris Olympics thrown out after he inadvertently tested positive for a banned substance after giving his sick dog eye drops. The ...

Pigs, donkeys and miniature horses followed. Within 24 hours, the Los Angeles Equestrian Center had been transformed into a modern-day Noah's Ark. Over the last week, it has sheltered hundreds of ...

Marcus Garvey ignited one of the most phenomenal social movements in modern history and was admired around the world. Yet few today understand his quest to promote the economic and cultural ...

including remains of what was believed to be a 2,500-year-old temple to the love goddess Aphrodite near an Olympic equestrian venue. As for the discarded statue, an investigation has been launched ...

Multiple Olympic dressage champion Anky van Grunsven is recovering after breaking her pelvis in a riding accident. The fall occurred on New Year’s Eve, two days before the Dutch star’s 57th ...