The naumachia (naval battle between Romans), as painted by artist Ulpiano Checa.

Bob Dylan performing live in New York, 1974.

Odysseus on his ship, challenging Cyclops.

A journalist for over a decade, Gregory Wakeman was raised in England but is now based in the United States. He has written for the BBC, The New York Times, National Geographic, and Smithsonian.

Gregory Wakeman

A journalist for over a decade, Gregory Wakeman was raised in England but is now based in the United States. He has written for the BBC, The New York Times, National Geographic, and Smithsonian.

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The Roman Empire, led by rulers such as Julius Caesar, Augustus Caesar, Caligula and Nero, was a vast and powerful domain that gave rise to the culture, laws, technologies and institutions that continue to define Western civilization.

Ancient Rome

Ancient Greece, the birthplace of democracy, was the source of some of the greatest literature, architecture, science and philosophy in Western civilization, and home to beautiful historical sites like the Acropolis and the Parthenon.

Ancient Greece

Art history tells the complex story of human civilization through art, literature and design. It ranges from prehistoric art of the Neolithic period through Renaissance masterpieces, Impressionism, Modernism, the Bauhaus and contemporary art.

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