Volcanoes, with their sheer power and captivating beauty, have mesmerized the human imagination for centuries. These ...

The Athenian patrician Thucydides began writing the history of his city’s conflict with Sparta even as the war was beginning.

It wasn’t until the 18th century that Pompeii and the nearby city of Herculaneum were unearthed with ancient artifacts, ...

A lone skull discovered near the walls of an ancient fort highlights the Romans' brutal treatment of their conquered foes.

Other Roman emperors met far more bloody ends than the cheese-loving Antoninus. Nero committed suicide; Galba was murdered by ...

Demolishing the people’s entrance to the People’s House is part of Trump’s plan to destabilize and devastate his opponents. An excavator works to clear rubble after the East Wing of the White House ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I apply economic insights to improve regulations and their effects. Joseph Schumpeter is having a heyday. In 1942, he coined the ...

Mad emperors, fierce warriors, brutal entertainment, and lascivious lifestyles. These are the familiar images of ancient Rome, but what was it really like? Rumors abounded regarding Roman emperors and ...

Herculaneum beach in the ancient Roman town of Herculaneum, buried along with Pompeii by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius on October 24th 79 AD, is to be excavated and restored. When the archaeologists ...

Throughout Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign for the presidency, he repeatedly indicated his desire to deploy National Guard troops into the “crime dens” of American cities and against the “enemy within.” ...

As many as 30,000 Romans fled the ruined region in A.D. 79. But some returned, a new study reveals, and the city limped on as a fragile, ashen shantytown. By Franz Lidz Of all end times tales, the ...