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?

The Roman-era poison maker Locusta allegedly played a part in the deaths of Emperor Claudius and his son Britannicus. What do we know about her life story?

In Francis Ford Coppola’s upcoming epic “Megalopolis,” the United States of America and Ancient Rome have been combined in what the director calls a “Roman epic fable” about the end, or perhaps new ...