Ares and Mars, the Greek and Roman gods of war were worshipped in the ancient Mediterranean. However, attitudes towards the god varied.

The Stoicism of ancient Greece profoundly reshaped Rome's imperial power, as exemplified by Emperor Marcus Aurelius.

Sometime around 118 B.C., a boar-hunting octogenarian cantering through southern Greece suddenly fell off his horse. The sprightly retiree — who ended up succumbing to his injuries — was Polybius, the ...

An archaeologist examines the stele unearthed in Manbij, Syria. MANBIJ, SYRIA—Greek City Times reports that a resident of ...

Archaeologists have uncovered portions of the ancient Greek city of Tenea, whose residents claimed they were prisoners of the Trojan War.

The Roman historian Tacitus described the hair-raising effects of the barritus, the war cry of Germanic tribes.