You’ve just seen a McGuffin. On the run with the rain pouring down, Marion Crane stops at the Bates Motel. A McGuffin, also spelled...

In Rome, the curule chair was made with curved legs forming a wide X. It had no back and low arms. Designed for government officials, it...

Associated with Aphrodite and spring flowers, The Three Graces were considered the youthful granters of beauty in all its forms:...

Menander was one of the most popular playwrights of antiquity. Although most of his work was lost during the Middle Ages, one play,...

The Romans used various timekeeping devices. Sundials were imported from Sicily in 263 BCE, and they were set up in public places. The...

The stola was the traditional boxy, outer garment, usually woolen, worn by Roman married women. It corresponded to the toga, the...

Barbering was introduced to Rome in 296 BCE. All free men were required to be clean-shaven, while slaves were forced to wear beards. And...

As an alchemist, Miriam's mission was to rejuvenate and extend human life. Alchemists focused on transforming metals in an effort to...

Take a look at this fresco showing patrons gambling in the back room of the waterfront tavern known as the Lady Luck. The Romans weren’t...

“The Deal, “ June’s first science fiction story, is a short story set in New York City in the near future. It’s about an elderly, wealthy...