How was Rome founded? Not in a day, and not by twins. The mythical Romulus and Remus may get the credit, but Rome's archaeology reveals that local tribes established the ancient kingdom.

Hanno is defined by the film’s most formidable character, Macrinus, played by the Mephistophelean Denzel Washington, as a person who is driven by rage—which is the first word of the founding tome of ...

Just as Aeneas seeks to rebuild Troy from the bones of a fallen empire, Maximus and (eventually) Lucius are looking to incite rebellion and rebuild Marcus Aurelius' dream of Rome from the ashes of ...

The classic foundational tale traces the journey of Aeneas to Italy after the fall of Troy, to found Rome and invest it with the civilisational values of classical Greece.

A 2,000-year-old collection of medical tools, recently unearthed in Hungary, offer insight into the practices of undaunted, much-maligned Roman doctors.

In a message to Rome's government officials, Pope Francis expressed the importance of the city staying close to its nature of welcoming hospitality as it prepares to enter the Holy Year in 2025.

The hero, Aeneas, deliberately embodies the Roman ideals of loyalty to the state, devotion to family, and reverence for the gods. Virgil believed that these virtues would help secure Rome's place ...

After many trials, Aeneas meets his father in the fields of Elysium and learns of his destiny to found a great city. He is, after all, introduced to the unborn souls of Rome’s future heroes.

The Aeneid by Vergil is a Roman epic that follows the journey of Aeneas, a Trojan warrior who escapes the destruction of Troy and sets out to find a new homeland in Italy. Guided by fate and the ...

Venus was believed to be the mother of Aeneas, who according to legend had founded Rome, making her the divine mother of the Roman people.