When Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 A.D., those in the city of Pompeii were doomed. Lava and volcanic ash rained down on cities even 20 miles away, and the scorching temperatures baked Pompeiian’s ...

Leonidas of Rhodes is our guide to the Olympic Games, as held in Ancient Greece. Running ... She won the four-horse chariot race with her team in two consecutive Olympics. Her victories have ...