The sweat of ancient Greek and Roman athletes was a prized commodity believed to confer special health benefits.

Shea Gunther is a writer, entrepreneur, and podcaster living in Portland, Maine. He covers topics such as renewable energy, climate change, and nature. The Roman Empire was the world's first ...

Piers Mitchell has previously received research funding from the British Academy, the Wellcome Trust, and the Natural Environment Research Council Prior to the Romans, Greece was the only part of ...

An integral part of daily life in ancient Rome, the baths gave citizens of all classes the chance to mingle, gossip and relax. They were viewed as fundamental to Roman civilization and an obvious ...

Why were conquered populations from northern Britain to the Middle East such willing adopters of Roman ways? Did the process work both ways and were there dissenters? How did the Romans maintain ...