Has Homer's Ithaca been found at last?
Two scholars believe they have identified Odysseus' elusive homeland – shattering a longstanding Homeric myth in the process.
It's All Ancient History
The ancient world is not remote — it is still shaping how we live now. This is your introduction to the most word-changing stories, art, and ideas that Classics has to offer.
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A Bad New Year's to be a Roman Emperor
No matter how bad your New Year's Eve was, the ancient Roman emperor Commodus' was worse.
The Emperor Nero's Henry VIII Problem - Part Two
A wife you don't want. A woman you do. What's an emperor to do?
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A wife you don't want. A woman you do. What's an emperor to do?