One senses underneath Tristram Hunt’s characteristically well-rounded review of Josephine Quinn’s “How the World Made the West: A 4,000-Year History” (Books, Life & Arts, March 2) lurks a doubt about ...

Rome once had a near-equal rival just 11 miles away in the early days of the empire. The ancient Roman city of Gabii may not ...

Introduction: On the architectural medals of the ancients illustrating the edifices and customs of the Greeks and Romans -- On the various modes of representing architectural forms and details on ...

Greek mathematics is considered one of the great intellectual achievements of antiquity. It has been decisive to the academic and cultural development of Western civilization. The three Roman authors ...