Today’s execution methods, and torture have nothing on the ancient world. Read about ten blood-curdling ways people were put to death.

What was it like to be a Roman slave? Read on to discover the harsh realities of slavery in ancient Rome and the routes to freedom for the lucky few.

In Ancient Rome, the approach to alcohol had many complexities. Understanding Rome’s history with alcohol reveals much about its culture.

From Antiquity to the High Middle Ages, the elite heavy cavalrymen that dominated the battlefield was the armored cataphract. With both horse and rider encased in scale armor, the cataphract typically wielded a long kontos, or lance. On the battlefield, …