In last week’s blog, we saw that the Greeks approached the practice of medicine scientifically. The Romans, however, banned dissection...

Miriam explains in The Deadliest Lie that her favorite school subject was anatomy: My tutor Hector would tell us about Herophilos of...

The Romans used frescoes to expand their interiors, which were often small and claustrophobic. The history of Roman painting is...

So how can you show the way the words are spoken?” Please, not by attaching an adverb like angrily, sadly, or happily, or worse yet, by...

There are a million synonyms for the word “said.” When tagging ordinary speech, you could replace said with stated, reported, or added....

Wiki Ezvid names The Deadliest Lie one of the nine most riveting mysteries set in the distant past. What does Wiki Ezvid say about...

Along with gladiators and actors who also exuded a sexual allure, prostitutes were regarded as shameful. Even if free by birth, they were...

Dill has been widely used as a medicinal herb for at least 5,000 years, especially to ease digestion. In fact, its seeds were served...

The plan of a Roman garden was dictated by the topography, the garden’s effect on the surrounding buildings, and the availability of...

One reason Alexander was considered great is he had a great tutor. His father, Philip, chose Aristotle to instruct his 13-year-old son....