The film depicts the strategic military maneuvers during the Second Punic War, focusing on the conflict between Rome and Hannibal. A Roman senator reflects on his past, where he saved his father from ...

Toledo has been a traditional steel-working centre since about 500 BC and became a standard source of weaponry for Roman legions after they fought Hannibal in the Punic Wars. Today there is a ...

There may have been fear of gender-diverse people in the ancient world, but they played a crucial role. In Rome, they were ...

in 204 B.C. the Roman state consulted a set of prophetic scrolls called the Sibylline Oracles on how best to respond to the pressures it faced as a result of the Second Punic War – Rome’s ...

Who knows? The illustrious ancient city, renowned for its refinement, was in fact the result of the genius of several peoples—including barbarians—who contributed to its splendor before Rome took ...