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Antiochus the Great planned to halt Rome's rise. But a fatal flaw in his innovative strategy at the Battle of Magnesia led to a shocking defeat.
A great general and a masterful tactician, Hannibal Barca is widely considered one of finest military leaders in history. He was the only man that Rome feared.
Long before the rise of Egypt, a sophisticated Neolithic society built structured cities and mastered metallurgy in the Balkans. Meet the Vinca.
The Battle of Lake Trasimene saw a Roman army march into history's largest ambush. What tactics led 25,000 soldiers to their doom?
To the Phoenicians, the Mediterranean served as a highway. They planted cities and colonies to serve their mercantile fleet.
Venus Cloacina was an ancient Roman goddess who protected the Cloaca Maxima, Rome’s oldest and most sacred sewer.
Queen Hatshepsut was the longest reigning female pharaoh in ancient Egypt’s history. How did she do it?
If you were in Rome for the inaugural games of the Colosseum, what kinds of spectacles and entertainment could you expect to see?
