One of the most famous inscriptions from Roman antiquity is from Vindolanda, a fort along Hadrian's Wall in northern Britain. This is the so-called "birthday letter" of Claudia Severa, who was writing ...

Our modern Western calendar is almost entirely a Roman invention, but it has changed significantly throughout history. Each name and number from our calendar is steeped in tradition and history.

If January felt endless, February may be refreshing since it's only 28 days long. Thank the Romans for that oddity. Before the Gregorian calendar used today, Roman King Numa Pompilius (715-673 BC) set ...

Every March 15, the dark history behind the 74th day in the Roman calendar has led many to think of bad omens and doom, but the day has a deep history and purpose. The date has been used in a variety ...

The Classical Journal publishes scholarly articles on Greek and Latin language and literature and on all other aspects of classical studies, together with book reviews. Its Forum section features ...

The Roman Emperor Julius Caesar decided to reform the calendar to tie it to the seasons (Credit: Getty Images) To tame a hopelessly disorganised Roman calendar, Julius Caesar added months, took them ...

H/T to Eric J. Lyman at Religion News Service for his blog item: Meet the priests of Italy’s ‘Roman beefcake’ calendar Officially, it’s called “Il Calendario Romano” — The Roman Calendar — but it is ...

Latin language and Roman literature focuses its research on the Latin language and material written in Latin from antiquity to the modern period. In recent years, the emphasis has been on the ...

Numa Pompilius receives the laws of Rome from the nymph Egeria, a work by Felice Giani. Credit: Public domain / Wikimedia Commons According to Ovid, Varro, Fulvius, and other classical sources, the ...

In 2024, archaeologists uncovered a scene on the ceiling of the Temple of Khnum in Upper Egypt that may depict a mythological ...