Scipio Africanus’ triumph and tragedy was to have been, as Dexter Hoyos puts it, “the greatest general in Roman history,” renowned for never having lost in battle. Invincibility brought Scipio (ca.

Human history has been filled with gruesome bloodshed, but for some there is one cruel death above all others that stands out ...

This dramatic clash of champions has been narrated many times, most memorably by Polybius and Livy. Nevertheless, the author shapes his biographical contrast into a gripping interwoven chronicle that ...

Wander the crowded, busy streets of London and surprisingly, you're never far away from a horse, whether it's Boudica in her chariot on the Embankment or the Household Cavalry at the State Opening of ...

Explore Plains cavalry history with a visit to the Cavalry Museum at Fort Riley. Join us as we look at the history of the cavalry on the Plains, including a visit to Calvary Museum at Fort Riley. Join ...

Dame Penny Mourdant explains all as she pours a pint for the Express at the London watering hole where world leaders quench ...

The flap over the adoption of a new history textbook in a York County school district underscores the ease with which the cultural wars can derail what have long been routine education decisions. At ...

HILTON: Couple of people on the NPR music team - Bob Boilen and Stephen Thompson - were at a bar at South by Southwest trying to see the singer-songwriter named Laura Gibson, and it was a really quiet ...

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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Teachers at nine high schools in northeastern Australia discovered days before an ancient history exam that they had mistakenly taught their students about the wrong Roman ...

MELBOURNE, Australia — Teachers at nine high schools in northeastern Australia discovered days before an ancient history exam that they had mistakenly taught their students about the wrong Roman ruler ...

THE Canberra Cavalry created history by annihilating the Uni Lions to stun the baseball world and win the Asia Series. A grand slam in the bottom of the eighth to tournament MVP Jack Murphy sealed the ...