After decades of war between their cities, the generals Scipio Africanus and Hannibal faced off at the Battle of Zama.

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

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

The announcement by Britain’s Labor deputy prime minister, David Lammy, also the justice minister, that there is “no right” ...

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

The truth is simple and unsettling: wars are not fought for territory. They are fought for meaning. And until we understand that, we will continue to misdiagnose conflicts — especially the ones ...

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 ...

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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.

The People’s Liberation Army Navy might not actually be able to beat the US Navy in the Indo-Pacific. But if it looks like it can, China will reap strategic benefits.

As the cradle of democracy, rational philosophy and theater, Greece laid the foundations of Western thought. It influenced ...