When Ridley Scott announced a sequel to a great epic classic after 24 years, expectations were understandably high. With the ...

Much like similar derogatory titles “siren” and “fury”, the term “harpy” is derived from a group of monstrous female figures from ancient Greek and Roman mythology. In Greek and Roman myth, the ...

Defined by the men in their lives, women in ancient Rome were valued mainly as wives and mothers. Although some were allowed more freedom than others, there was always a limit, even for the ...

Historian Michael Taylor rates depictions of ancient Rome in movies and TV shows. He reviews the depiction of gladiator fights in "Gladiator," starring Russell Crowe and Joaquin Phoenix.

Other women, attract attention for their flagrant sexual excesses. One ancient writer describes Julia, Augustus’ only daughter, entertaining her lovers in public in the Roman forum. While ...

From the very beginning, Hollywood has been fascinated with ancient ... Rome for inspiration. Given how foundational these tales have been to Western civilization, it makes sense that the movie ...

Visitors to the site of Pompeii, the ancient ... Roman toga that instantly identifies him as a proud male citizen of Rome. The status quo in archaeology, when a woman and a man are presented ...