This little flower named after a Roman hero, Mucius Scaevola, may now have a star associated with his name. Gardeners may not ...

Cleopatra and Marc Antony killed themselves and, finally, the Roman Empire now included the land of the pharaohs. Back home, Augustus was a hero. At the age of 32, he had become Rome’s first ...

The salute became popularized in the 18th and 19th centuries in artworks and theatre performances, showing Romans saluting as a way of greeting each other ...