He came, he saw, he conquered. Then he went—first to the New World, before returning to the Old. His victories began in ...

Outgoing Pittsburgh Opera general director Christopher Hahn discusses his long tenure and its concluding production, Verdi's ...

Handel is now best known for his mighty oratorios. ‘Tis the season for Messiah. But he was late to that game, deep as he was into Italian opera, the blockbuster genre of the 18 th century and the one ...

The opera is one of many that Handel wrote as part of London’s craze for the Italian opera seria form – which featured multiple arias for its virtuoso singers – and began when he himself composed ...

The making of a coin is like the making of a successful political campaign: The artist must clarify and concentrate a big idea into a symbol or slogan, so simple and telling that even the distracted ...

What makes a man truly great? As President Donald Trump celebrates the ouster of dictators in Iran and Venezuela, and jokes about running for a third term in 2028, I can’t help but think of the two ...

Despite Julius Caesar having spared his life, Marcus Junius Brutus murdered him. In Caesar’s final moments, surrounded by conspirators, there was no more painful stab wound than that inflicted by ...

Explore how Julius Caesar reshaped the Roman Forum into a monumental center of power, politics, and public life. From gladiatorial games and political drama to ambitious architectural projects, Caesar ...

Long before the Industrial Revolution that brought about so much amazing modern technology, humans relied on the strength and power of many different animals. One of the most iconic animals that ...

Oscar-winning director Bille August, who recently scored a global hit with TV series “The Count of Monte Cristo,” is set for another high-end period show that this time will hark back to Ancient Rome ...

Spartacus: House of Ashur: (L-R) Jaime Slater (“Cornelia”) and Jackson Gallagher (“Caesar”)/Credit: STARZ *The season finale of “Spartacus: House of Ashur” premiered on Friday, February 6, delivering ...

SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers from the Season 1 finale of “Spartacus: House of Ashur,” now available on Starz. Beginning in 2010, however, DeKnight has been expanding a universe of his ...