Although the tequila-filled citrusy cocktail drank everywhere that the weather is warm got its name from a Spanish term for a flower, its etymology runs farther than the Iberian Peninsula.

Sculptures featuring the goddess Aphrodite (Venus) crouching were popular in the Graeco-Roman world. Why would that be?

On the loading screens, the game presents you with randomized “hints”, including historical tidbits. Let’s look at those for a moment.

On a black-figure amphora by Exekias, the Greek heroes Achilles and Ajax are shown playing a game to while away the hours at Troy.

We take a closer look at a realistic portrait of a Roman Republican couple from ca. 30 BC, identified as Publius Aiedius Amphio and his wife.

Two gameboards from the Royal Tombs of Ur, a Sumerian city-state in what is now Iraq, date back to 2600–2400 BC.

The Romans possessed the knowledge and technical skill necessary to treat cataracts to a decent extent.

The Allard Pierson Museum in Amsterdam features a reconstruction of a chariot found in a tomb on the island of Cyprus.

The ruins of Pompeii offer an unrivalled look at everyday life in a small Roman city of the first century AD.

An in-depth look at the tomb of prince Paraherwenemef, a son of Ramesses III, in the Valley of the Queens.