Purdue's busy weekend on the recruiting front ended on a high note. The Boilermakers landed a verbal commitment from three-star Ohio cornerback Roman Combs, a prospect with several major offers. Combs ...

The 247Sports Transfer Portal includes players who have either announced their intent to enter or have officially entered the NCAA Transfer Portal. Under the college transfer policy, when a ...

Why was the first century so turbulent? The first answer is simple: hereditary rule. For most of this period, emperors were not chosen on the basis of their ability or honesty, but simply because they ...

Unlike the romantic weddings of today, marriage in ancient Rome was an arrangement between two families. Like much of Roman society, it was highly structured but also logical and, in some ways, even ...

Although the Roman Empire originated in Italy, it did not stay there. The Romans expanded and conquered many countries inside and outside of Europe. The Roman Empire lasted from 700BC to AD476. The ...

The story of Emperor Trajan’s victory over a mighty barbarian empire isn’t just one for the books. It’s also told in 155 scenes carved in a spiral frieze on a monumental column. In back-to-back wars ...