A study of Roman coins has shown how the defeat of Hannibal and the Carthaginian empire led to coinage spreading across the Roman Empire from silver mines in Spain. According to historical accounts ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hannibal Crossing the Alps by Jacopo Ripanda, c. 1510 - Getty Napoleon is relatively unusual in western history for aligning ...

'Carthage must be destroyed'—the title of Richard Miles's book was the constant theme of the Roman statesman Marcus Porcius Cato (234-149 B.C.). In the last years of his long life, Cato became ...

Remember when Australians paid in shillings and pence? New research suggests the words for these coins and other culturally important items and concepts are the result of close contact between the ...

Explore a fascinating alternate history scenario where Tunisia sets out to revive the ancient Carthaginian Empire and ...

Under the Romans, the world became connected like never before. Within a single empire, lands from Scotland to the Middle East fell under one roof. Founded somewhere around 625 BC, the Roman Empire ...

He is seen as one of the greatest commanders in military history and famously marched across the Alps and into Italy HANNIBAL Barca is widely seen as one of the greatest military commanders to have ...

The Roman Empire was a vast and sprawling governance that spanned Scotland to the Middle East. Founded in around 625 BC, it went on to become the greatest power in the world, led by a variety of ...

As the United States and China face off in the 21st-century clash of civilizations, we need to delve back into history to see whether there are parallels we can learn from. I have previously pointed ...

A prominent Italian historian has claimed that the Roman Empire collapsed because a "contagion of homosexuality and effeminacy" made it easy pickings for barbarian hordes, sparking a furious row.