Marcus Aurelius is known as the "Philosopher King," the last of Rome's "Five Good Emperors." The latter title, assigned by ...

Seek your lover in the daytime, says Ovid. Be careful of the night. You won’t choose the right person if you’re drunk. And ...

How did the Greeks explain the fact that their gods no longer interacted much with humans during the historical era?

This is the story of the Temple of Olympian Zeus, an attraction of Athens that was once among the largest temples of the ...