The Second Punic War saw Hannibal lead his Carthaginian army — and its war elephants — across the Alps into Italy, crushing ...

America’s debts — Revolutionary and Republican — to Rome resonate 250 years after Washington’s crossing of the Delaware. Mr. Iaconis is an author and educator who embraces Giuseppe Verdi’s dictum: ...

Tunisia is home to some of the most significant Roman and Punic ruins in North Africa: Dougga is considered the best-preserved Roman small town in North Africa. It features a mix of Punic, Numidian, ...

We know, we know - history can seem like a dud. Learning about people who aren't even on this Earth anymore - their birth, ...

Vin Diesel ’s Hollywood story didn’t start with muscle cars or talking trees. It started on a New York stage when he was ...

Many thanks to the dozens of readers who wrote in after last month’s bonus War Room about the Battle of Hastings, to nominate their best amphibious landing of all time.

The Latin word imperium originally meant power, specifically the power to command armies, and also civilians. Such power was conferred by law on a Roman official, such as a consul, a praetor, or any ...

The helmet, estimated to be about 2,265 years old, was found in the waters around the Aegadian Islands off the coast of Sicily, officials said. Alexandra Smielova Unsplash An extraordinarily ...

The white flag has become the internationally recognized symbol of surrender and its use stems from a long history of practical and symbolic uses. The use of white cloth to signal a desire for peace ...