Nero, who ruled from A.D. 54 to 68, is often remembered as one of history’s most notorious emperors, his reputation steeped in tales of excess and cruelty. One enduring myth claims that as a great ...

Archaeologists have uncovered a well-preserved house in ancient Pompeii, featuring frescoes depicting scenes from Greek and ...

Lamia, one of the lesser-known demons in Greek mythology, is a bit of a shapeshifter, known as a man-eating monster.

Recent excavations uncovered a Roman monument at the Open-Air Museum of the Roman villa of Hechingen-Stein, Germany. The ...

Dacquino is still working to have historians verify and acknowledge Sybil's ride during the Revolutionary War. He also asks ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Most Americans’ understanding of their nation’s past is notoriously sketchy. Now, at the end of an election season ostensibly about the nation’s future, most Americans ...

That we all share the moon does not mean that we imagine it the same way, however. In our myths and stories, the moon plays many different roles. The mythologies of the moon are as varied as the ...

A newly uncovered house in Pompeii, though small, reveals an intricate collection of frescoes that offer a glimpse into the art and architecture of ancient Rome. Named the "House of Phaedra" for the ...

The house is striking for the high level of wall decorations. It has been provisionally named the House of Phaedra after the ...

Despite lacking a traditional atrium, the house's lavish frescoes rival those of grander homes, highlighting changing Roman ...