Who knows? The illustrious ancient city, renowned for its refinement, was in fact the result of the genius of several peoples—including barbarians—who contributed to its splendor before Rome took ...

Rome grew in power. In the first half of the 4th century BCE, the Romans, who had defeated many Italic peoples like the Etruscans, the Hernici, the Volsci, and the Latins, eventually encountered a ...

Pompeii only came under Roman control around 160 years before its destruction – and its traffic-worn streets show how the locals adjusted their business operations ...