The almighty eagle perched on a cactus while devouring a serpent on Mexico’s flag hints at the myth behind the foundation of ...

One of the most spectacular examples of Renaissance illuminated manuscripts is going on rare public display as part of the ...

I was reminded of this when the controversy surrounding St George’s Cross went viral on news outlets last month, provoked by ...

Tiny symbols engraved into ancient Roman drinkware may be more than merely decorative accents. After two years of research, ...

In the hushed light of a museum gallery, Hallie Meredith discovered something intriguing about ancient Roman glasswork hiding ...

National Post ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on. Daily puzzles ...

Researchers built the most complete Roman road map ever made, charting nearly 186,000 miles across Europe, North Africa, and ...

The statue, titled Kneeling Before Iran, shows the emperor grovelling before Persian king Shapur I. Where did this imagery ...

Archaeologists reveal that a new digital atlas shows Roman road network was 50% larger than known, mapping 186,000 miles ...

A new comprehensive map reveals the true scale of the ancient Roman road network – but it is still incomplete.

Emperor, was loaded. He sent a bunch of expensive gifts to the Abbasid Caliph, and his own throne was solid gold with golden ...

At its zenith in the second century AD, the Roman Empire encompassed more than 55 million inhabitants stretching from Britain to Egypt and Syria. While historians have long recognized that an ...