The legendary ancient Greek courtesan Lais of Corinth was famous for her beauty that left no man resistant to her charms, and her extravagant demands and sharp tongue ...

The Grotto of Diana at the Villa D'Este outside of Rome will open to visitors in May after being closed for 40 years.

Researchers looking into the origin of domestic cats have long considered that cats likely accompanied early farmers during ...

Let us consider one theory about the origin of the Easter Bunny. In recent times, a popular theory is that the Easter Bunny ...

There are other European Easter traditions involving hares, including eating their meat and hunting them. One report from ...

1. Caecilia – Blind 2. Cassius – Empty, or vain 3. Claudia – Lame, or limping 4. Cornelia – Horn 5. Crispin – Curly-haired 6.

In ancient Rome, gladiators took part in one of the most bloodthirsty spectacles known to history. Depicted in Ridley Scott's epic films, the armed combatants engaged in violent public battles ...

They were masters of ancient Rome – powerful, ruthless military generals who had expanded the sphere of Roman influence, seizing power for themselves and seeking to add the vast Egyptian empire to ...

Italian archaeologists recently unearthed ancient Roman tombs during the excavation of a necropolis – including one bearing the epitaph of a gladiator. The discovery was announced by the ...

Throughout history, different religions and cultures have revered goddesses symbolizing power, protection, and destruction. From Athena in Greek mythology to Sekhmet in ancient Egypt and ... of War ...