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.

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 ...

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

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 ...

Franklin Delano Roosevelt's Paralyzing Fear of Fire Imagine one of America's most powerful leaders secretly gripping his ...

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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Mercenary armies have been a reality throughout history, documented as early as the 2nd millennium BCE, especially remembered ...

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 ...