Sulla's ruthless campaigns in Greece, including the devastating siege of Athens, marked a turning point in Roman history.

When Cicero (106-43 BCE) translated the Greek word ēthos into Latin as moralis, he preserved a fundamental concept: how we conduct ourselves in relation to others. The idea of acting well remains ...

Alexander the Great died at age 32, but his cause of death is unclear. What killed him has been a long-standing source of debate.

"Come back with your shield - or on it" (Plutarch, Mor.241) was supposed to be the parting cry of mothers to their sons. Mothers whose sons died in battle openly rejoiced, mothers whose sons ...