Marcus Stroman fired up the Yankees, in the clubhouse and on the mound. Returning from a knee injury that sidelined him for 2 ...

Archaeologists discovered a Roman soldier’s wrist purse in South Moravia, believed to be the oldest ever found in the Czech ...

Archaeologists in South Moravia have uncovered a rare Roman artefact: a bronze fragment of a soldier’s wrist purse.

Forget trends. These Stoic books deliver timeless tools for clarity, control, and resilience when the world feels too loud to ...

In her final days, Marianne Faithfull shared a list of books that mirrored her life's journey. Explore the ten titles that she listed as her favourites.

Finished after his death, the Florentine sculptor’s brilliant work in Venice surpassed Donatello’s Statue of Gattamelata and inspired Leonardo’s later efforts.

A hoard of 16 silver Roman coins spanning two centuries has been discovered in a field by a detectorist. The denarii date from the late Roman Republic to the reign of Marcus Aurelius and his wife ...

Over 1,800 years ago, Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius wrestled with these same struggles, jotting down his thoughts in what became Meditations. Surprisingly, his reflections feel just as relevant today.

This week on the LRB Podcast, a free episode from one of our Close Readings series. For their final conversation Among the Ancients, Emily and Tom turn to the contradictions of the Roman emperor and ...

Commodus' Reign Was Fraught With Corruption After co-ruling alongside Marcus Aurelius for the final years of his life, his ...

Marcus Aurelius asks Maximus to become his successor, in the hopes that a man who has not been corrupted by these politics ...