When humans stopped being nomadic, we could no longer walk away from our waste. We’ve been battling it ever since.

The Roman engineer Nonius Datus thought the project was in good shape when he left Saldae. He would return.

When Rome burned in 192 CE, the city's vibrant community of scholars was devastated. The physician Galen described the scale of the loss.

Death on stage has a long, gory history. From Ancient Greece to 19th century Paris to The Walking Dead. Why does theatre like death so much?

Rossini's "lost opera," Aureliano in Palmira is making a comeback with a new production. The opera's history involves antiquity, archeology, and Bugs Bunny.

Digital Doppelgängers may share your name, but you can still claim your own digital identity.