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Assassination of Julius Caesar Re-Enacted at Original Rome Site

On March 15th, a group of ancient Roman history enthusiasts obtained permission from the city of Rome to reenact one of the most infamous events in Roman history: the assassination of Julius Caesar. The event took place at the site...

Cleopatra, The Greek Queen of Ancient Egypt

Cleopatra VII Philopater ruled over Ancient Egypt from 51 to 30 BC and was the last ruler of the Ptolemaic Kingdom in Egypt. After her death, the Roman Empire took control of the country. The Ptolemaic Dynasty was formed by...

Herod: The King Who Preserved His Dead Wife in Honey for 7 Years

Herod the Great, who was the King of Judea during the Roman Empire, is said to have preserved the body of his deceased wife in honey for seven years, despite having ordered her execution. That was at the end of...

The Ancient Greek Colonies of Spain

The Greek colonies in Spain are proof that, as adventurous seafarers, ancient Greeks reached the far end of Europe to trade and establish new settlements. As a seafaring people, ancient Greeks were among the very few "rulers" of the Mediterranean...

AI Deciphers 2,000 Greek Letters From Vesuvius-Damaged Herculaneum Scrolls

With the help of AI, a team of tech-savvy students has successfully deciphered over 2,000 Greek letters from an ancient scroll in Herculaneum that was damaged during the Vesuvius eruption nearly 2,000 years ago. Experts see this discovery in ancient...

Cleopatra’s Lovers and the Fate of Ptolemaic Egypt

Cleopatra VII Philopator is one of the most famous figures of antiquity, having ruled over ancient Egypt between 51 and 30 BC. A heroine to some and a villainess to others, her fate was intimately tied to the fortunes...

Images Reveal 400 Roman Empire Forts in the Middle East

Declassified images taken by US spy satellites during the Cold War have revealed hundreds of previously unknown Roman-era forts in the Middle East, particularly in what is now Iraq and Syria, resulting in a plethora of new archaeological discoveries. Some...

Who Burned the Library of Alexandria?

The ancient Library of Alexandria was one of the greatest human achievements in antiquity. It was a vast collection of knowledge from countless and varied sources and contained tens or possibly even hundreds of thousands of scrolls. For this...

Cleopatra’s Daughter: Prisoner, Survivor, and Queen

Queen Cleopatra (VII Philopator) is one of the most recognizable names in history, but her daughter, who managed to survive the chaos that befell Ptolemaic Egypt, is much less well known. Cleopatra VII had four children. With Julius Caesar, she...

Why Women in Ancient Rome Had No Names

In ancient Rome, there were many traditions regarding the position of women, which from a modern point of view may seem bizarre. Some of them reflected the patriarchal way of society. In ancient Roman families, girls did not have separate...