Hannibal Barca crossed the Alps, defeated Rome’s armies, and shook the ancient world with victories at Trebia, Trasimene, and ...

A new book, co-edited by Barbara Faedda, focuses on this strategic Mediterranean port city.

From wealth to technology, America is surging. So why do experts fear a Roman downfall could be on the horizon?

We explore the long arc of Sardinia’s Nuragic civilization - a Bronze Age culture defined by its towering stone Nuraghe, far-reaching maritime trade, regional clans, and intricate ritual life. From ...

Today, America is one of the richest and most inventive countries in the world. Will our “golden age” continue?

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — A remarkably well-preserved Roman sarcophagus has been unearthed in Hungary’s capital, offering a ...

For most of history, the norm was hunger, disease, illiteracy, slavery and war. There were a few exceptions (from some of those problems) -- so-called golden ages, Ancient Athens, Rome, the ...

The Odessa American is the leading source of local news, information, entertainment and sports for the Permian Basin.

We media types obsess about America’s problems. But we should acknowledge that today, life in America is better than life has been anywhere, ever.

Sixty-two years after President John F. Kennedy's assassination, I find myself drawn to the eddies of memory, those "spots of time" that refuse to fade and insist on revealing anew how private lives ...

Sofonisba Anguissola's undeniable talent attracted the attention of Michelangelo and the king of Spain. Today more and more of her works are being identified, securing the legacy of this remarkable ...