Editor’s Note: This article previously appeared in a different format as part of The Atlantic’s Notes section, retired in 2021. But for last year’s piece I discussed some other books, arguing that ...

It all started with the Roman Republic, established in 501 B.C. as a model of government that centuries later the fledgling United States and European nations would look toward. Checks and balances on ...

How can we define the significance of an ancient civilization? One obvious yardstick could be how proud its purported descendants are about it. A more valid criterion will be to see how its influence ...

This edition of History In A Nutshell travels back to antiquity; to some of the earliest days of Western Civilization: Ancient Rome! This expose briefly covers the rise and fall of Rome, including: ...

Originally published in 2018, and now available in paperback, in The Army of the Roman Republic, Prof Sage (University of Cincinnati, Emeritus) gives us a survey of the evolution and history of Roman ...

There is no polity more storied in the west than the Roman Empire, but could its fall have really been caused by its choice of plumbing material?