The world's greatest love stories, like that of Cleopatra and Mark Antony, showcase love’s enduring power in shaping history.

Was Cleopatra the cause of the conflict between these two consuls, both eager to become the masters of Rome? Historians are ...

So, when did the arrow strike?” It’s a question I sometimes ask couples about their encounter with Cupid. My probe draws immediate smiles framed within a variety of facial ...

Torn between the futile noblity of Marcus Brutus, and the clear-eyed visions of Marcus Aurelius, the latter serves best as ...

History is full of sweeping love affairs, from Antony and Cleopatra to Catherine the Great and Grigory Potemkin and many more ...

Born Ptolemy XV Philopator Philometor Caesar, Caesarion was the son of Julius Caesar and Cleopatra VII. His birth symbolized ...

About a week after the Christmas decorations were settled in the attic for another year, I realized Valentine’s Day was in ...

Richard Johnson was undoubtedly one of Britain’s finest actors from the 1950s until his death in 2015 at a good old age of 87, his ashes ...

Love has shaped history in profound ways, inspiring art, war, political shifts, and cultural transformations. While some love ...

What was Roman Egypt like? In what ways did it differ from when the Greeks had ruled it during the Ptolemaic period?

What is a better day than Valentine’s Day to remember and celebrate the great love stories our world has witnessed? From the ...

Shakespeare’s Globe has announced its Summer Season, running from April – October 2025.  Learn more about the full upcoming lineup here!