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The early Byzantine fortress Tuida was integral to the defense system, and this was the fourth coin of this kind retrieved ...

This summer’s mix includes an epic family saga, a sci-fi trilogy, a Delaware River journey, a history of military hubris, two ...

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If you thought Italy’s popular seaside locales were too fancy, too steep, and too crowded to bring the kids, we’re here to ...

Faced with growing inequality and social strain, the plebeian council increasingly directed its energy toward social relief for ordinary citizens. Though no longer revolutionary, its institutional ...

It’s not coincidental that today’s optional memorial follows the Solemnity of Peter and Paul. Sts. Peter and Paul stand at ...

It is said that only a few people alive today still work with the remarkable "sea silk," which has been long prized for its ...

But he was not born into the royal family and ruled as emperor only because he was the spouse of Empress Zoë, and they shared the throne with Zoë's sister Theodora. The Monomachos Crown, in the ...

Malcolm McDowell played Caligula in the film about the third Roman emperor. Although it was subsequently released in the U.S., officials here banned the film because of its gratuitous content.