Strabo (C. 25. B.C.) stated that a Pandya king sent an embassy to the Roman Emperor Augustus. Pliny (C. 75 A.D.) mentioned the Pandya, King Pandya and his capital Madura.

Local voters decided the fate of the lease through Measure AA on the November ballot.The item passed with 72% of the vote. The new lease will commence on May 31, 2027, and end May 21, 2057.

Historian William Dalrymple, speaking at the India Today Conclave, challenged the widely accepted belief that China dominated ancient global trade. He argued that India, not China, was the key ...

In celebration of Cinderella's 75th anniversary, we spoke to several people at Disney who are still inspired by this timeless rags to riches tale to learn why this iconic princess and her glass ...

James Romm, in his review of my translation of Strabo’s Geographica, speculates that ‘Strabo’s rather egregious overestimate of the eastern extension of Asia’ may have been transmitted to Christopher ...

Animals which enter … die instantly,” said ancient philosopher Strabo some 2,000 years ago. “Even bulls, when brought within it, fall down and are taken out dead.

Mithradates VI Eupator (the last word means “of noble father”) was a Renaissance man 1500 years before the Renaissance.Born in 135 BCE, he ruled as the king of Pontus, a small province on the ...

1,700-year-old gold ring engraved with Roman goddess is discovered in France, officials say. It was found during excavation of ancient road.

What is the silliest moment in “Gladiator II”? Is it when a gladiator rides a rhino in the arena? Or when the hero, Lucius (Paul Mescal), fights alongside his wife in battle? (She has been ...

Caravans full of silk, spices and jewellery passed along here, while ancient writers like Strabo and Pliny the Elder waxed about the road's natural beauty. Even today, it is an extremely busy ...