Just as cosmetic surgeons wield lasers to smooth away wrinkles, archaeologists in Rome are firing beams of light at history ...

They are strikingly gruesome: the stone tableaux show the visceral, terrifying chaos of hand-to-hand fighting, like bearded barbarians having their heads lopped off by grim-faced legionaries with the ...

The museum dropped a legal effort to block the seizure of the statue by investigators who said the bronze, thought by some to be of Marcus Aurelius, had been stolen. By Tom Mashberg and Graham Bowley ...

The empire the emperor inherited was crumbling. The national treasury was empty, and foreign invaders frequently crossed the borders. The emperor was kind and diligent. Though he tirelessly handled ...

As part of its enduring commitment to the sustainability of cultural heritage, Türkiye has achieved another milestone in preservation and repatriation efforts. After 65 years, the bronze statue of ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. A statue of Marcus Aurelius at Brown University. Aurelius wrote one of the best books about stoicism. Stoicism books explain this ...