As a stoic, Seneca met his end calmly. One of the leading philosophers of ancient Rome, Seneca left behind a large body of essays, letters, tragedies and poems that have preserved his thoughts for ...

The first city of a million was built two thousand years ago. But how did they make Ancient Athens and Rome work without petrol, gas or electricity? Professor Wallace-Hadrill finds out.

Rome 2000 years ago was the worlds first ancient megacity In a world where few towns had more than ten thousand inhabitants more than a million people lived in Rome How did they manage without all ...