Nearly 2,000 years ago, ancient Romans enjoyed a variety of snacks when attending events at the Colosseum. Recent ...

Much like similar derogatory titles “siren” and “fury”, the term “harpy” is derived from a group of monstrous female figures ...

Explore the gruesome history of Immurement, a form of punishment where a person was bricked up in a confined space to die.

Rome is absolutely massive, with a population of 2.7 million people ... as the best city in Italy for food. We arrived in Naples first and the first thing I ate there was a marinara pizza.

Deipnosophistae by Athenaeus, a work written around 200 CE about well-read people philosophizing and enjoying good food and drink.

The fork’s journey from reviled symbol of moral decay to utilitarian instrument is a story of power, privilege, and ...

In antiquity and now, inconsistency and illogicality lie at the heart of the human effort to imagine what happens when we’re ...