Tacitus (c. 56/57-117+), considered the greatest historian of Rome, decided one day to attend a horse race for a bit of ancient Roman entertainment....
Emperor Constantine V was the son of Emperor Leo III of Constantinople (r. 717-741), a ruler who brought much-needed stability to the Byzantine Empire...
This painting, by the French artist Charles Meynier (1768-1832), depicts Polyhymnia (also known as Polymnia), a Muse from ancient Greek mythology. Although the title...
Countless advisors, philosophers, generals and statesmen of all kinds found fortune and destruction while serving the plentiful warring kings of ancient China. One particular...
John Jay (c. 1745-1829)
"Distrust naturally creates distrust, and by nothing is good-will and kind conduct more speedily changed than by invidious jealousies and uncandid...
This unsigned print was published by Johann Schöffer (lived approximately 1468-1531) as part of a collection of illustrations inspired by ancient Roman history. In...
