According to the first-century A.D. Roman writer Pliny the Elder, the ancient city of Lixus in what is now northern Morocco was the site of the Garden of the Hesperides, where the semidivine hero ...

From imperial residences to apartment complexes and temples, these hidden sites offer a new window into Rome's layered past.

Rome had attempted to dominate Britain before — and failed. In AD 43, Emperor Claudius launched a full-scale invasion with a clear political goal: legitimacy. A pro-Roman king had been overthrown, ...