Much like similar derogatory titles “siren” and “fury”, the term “harpy” is derived from a group of monstrous female figures ...

Archaeologists in Naples, Italy, have shed new light on the lives of Roman gladiators after discovering a tomb for one of ...

Visitors to the site of Pompeii, the ancient Roman town buried (and so preserved for thousands of years) by the eruption of ...

A new study revealed which ancient empire had the greatest inequality, challenging beliefs about Rome and China.

Hurston wasn’t drowning in the pelagic waters of tragedy; instead, she was refining the stories that ethnic groups had ...

At a site not far from an ancient forum and amphitheater once used to host Roman gladiators, archaeologists discovered an ...

Archaeologists in Italy have recently discovered ancient Roman tombs while excavating a necropolis, including one with a ...

Italy’s anti-trust agency has levied fines totaling 20 million euros ( $22 million) against half a dozen ticketing agencies ...

For centuries, the splendor of Rome and the mythical grandeur of the Han dynasty in China have captured the imagination of ...

Ticketing agencies made it almost impossible to purchase standard-price entry to Italy's most popular tourist attraction.