The Roads to Rome: A History of Imperial Expansion By Catherine Fletcher Pegasus BooksISBN: 978-1-63936-760-3 The Roman Empire constructed an extensive road network that spanned the Mediterranean and much of Europe. This book explores the enduring legacy of these roads, […]
In the last weeks of World War II, Harold W. Clover, a combat photographer in the S-2 Section of the U.S. Army’s 31st Combat Engineer Battalion, documented the scenes and events around him as his unit pushed from the French
An ancient Egyptian woman thought to have been pregnant and dying of cancer was actually just embalmed with a technique that mimicked these diagnoses, researchers have concluded, settling a four-year scientific debate. Nicknamed the “Mysterious Lady,” the first-century-B.C. mummy was
By Lorris Chevalier Among England’s many lost or disputed manuscripts, few have intrigued historians as much as the phantom book mentioned by Geoffrey of Monmouth. Allegedly the foundation for his Historia Regum Britanniae, this mysterious text played a key role
Illustration of Parthenope from the Delle imprese trattato by Julius Caesar Capaccio. (Public domain, Wikimedia Images) The study of history is littered with myths, half-truths and downright falsehoods. The first duty of any historian is to navigate his or her
The American Historical Association (AHA) and the Organization of American Historians (OAH) have released a joint statement condemning “recent efforts to censor historical content on federal government websites, at many public museums, and across a wide swath of government resources
The car company’s fortunes are riding on Elon Musk’s future. Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Justin Sullivan / Getty. March 13, 2025, 1:38 PM ET It’s been a bad month for the stock market. But it’s been a terrible month—in
March 13, 2025 Katie Petrole and Dr. Emma Buckingham at AIA-Nashville Society’s International Archaeology Day, 2022 Have you submitted a Society Self-Assessment yet? Last year, it took me and our Society about five minutes to complete and it helped us
In the days after President Trump ordered a pause on nearly all U.S. foreign aid, Secretary of State Marco Rubio suggested that scrutiny on the money the U.S. spends abroad is a matter of plain self-interest. “Every dollar we spend,
Professor Andrew Wathey CBE has been reappointed for a second term as Chair of The National Archives Board. The term will begin in April 2025 and run for 5 years. Andrew was Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive of Northumbria University from
