A Roman general tried to subvert the sacred chickens' ruling, resulting in a disastrous naval battle and prosecution for murdering the birds True crime in Ancient Rome was likely very violent ...

ROME — A U.S. air base in Italy went on lockdown ... Authorities evacuated a gate at the Naval Air Station Sigonella and locked down the facilities there for several hours as they investigated ...

Historian Michael Taylor rates depictions of ancient Rome in movies and TV shows ... He breaks down the Roman naval warfare tactics in "Cleopatra," starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton.