Armed with new tools, scholars are finally able to read papyrus scrolls long deemed too fragile to open. The breakthrough ...

He continued his work in exile, writing philosophy and ... One of the leading philosophers of ancient Rome, Seneca left behind a large body of essays, letters, tragedies and poems that have ...

Hüssen faces north, the Roman ... covered in writing. They provide day-to-day details of life along Hadrian’s Wall: work assignments, duty rosters, supply requests, personal letters.

Monks centuries ago crafted their religious documents on vellum, which is made from an animal skin, usually calf, goat or ...

And for some that means passing on, in letters to their children ... The literary history of parental letter-writing goes back to Ancient Rome, where the philosopher and statesman Cicero wrote ...

You can usually stir up debate by comparing song lyrics to poetry. As a publication that highlights the exploits of ...

The latest short film from filmmaker Octavian Repede, The Death of the Centurion – A mystery story of the past frames itself ...

Graffiti is something we are very familiar with, but how many of us know that this form of art was widely spread in ancient Greece?

A group of Roman re-enactors. The Roman army was the largest fighting force in the ancient world ... they’ve dropped and left behind: shoes, writing tablets, little bits of weapons and armour ...

In ancient Greece, music education was as important as philosophy in cultivating young people's souls, perceiving both ...

A group of Roman re-enactors. The Roman army was the largest fighting force in the ancient world ... they’ve dropped and left behind: shoes, writing tablets, little bits of weapons and armour ...