With conflicts emerging all around the world and countless people suffering horribly, it can be hard to look beyond our ...

sometimes in war for the purposes of alleviating fear or increasing alertness. While there is significant evidence for the widespread use of narcotics in ancient Greece and Rome, the same cannot ...

In 1940, at the height of World War II, Italy invaded Egypt from its colony in Libya. The region later fell under the power ...

Slavery had a long history in the ancient world and was practiced ... Roman slavery was not based on race. Slaves in Rome might include prisoners of war, sailors captured and sold by pirates ...

Archaeologists now suspect that these objects were worn at the end of a warrior’s belt in northern Europe and used to carry and dispense stimulants during battle. The use of narcotics like opium is ...

The widespread use of narcotics, such as opium, in ancient Greece and Rome is well-documented in ... were found together with items used in warfare. Stimulants may have been widely used throughout ...

Israeli airstrikes targeting Lebanon's eastern city of Baalbek threaten to put at risk some of the largest and best-preserved temples constructed by ancient Rome, the United Nations' cultural ...

As civilisations advanced, the javelin evolved into a weapon of warfare. Ancient Greeks and Romans ... Following the fall of the Roman Empire, however, the javelin throw's popularity waned ...