The Etruscans and Romans were fierce rivals and clashed in pivotal wars. What were the major battles that defined this ...

Europe and Russia's shifting stances during the Greek War of Independence and their influential roles in the conflict's ...

called the Peloponnesian War, from 431 to 404BC. Only the threat of invasion by a foreign enemy made the Greeks forget their quarrels and fight on the same side. Their biggest enemy were the ...

Although they kept Latin names and images, the links between Roman and Greek gods gradually came together ... Other major gods included Mars (god of war), Mercury (god of trade and messenger ...

Several of these texts mentioned anointing statues of Greek and Roman deities—including one depicting Artemis, the Greek goddess of wild animals, in Sicily. Statues of rulers, such as Egypt’s ...

His work reflects the relief he felt as civil war ended and the rule of Augustus began. Born a peasant, Virgil was raised on a farm before being educated in the Greek and Roman authors.