In different passage, Aulus tells us about some bookstalls he came across when he arrived by ship at the port of Brundisium ...

If you were to visit a bookshop in the ancient world, what would it be like? You don’t just have to imagine it. The ancient Roman writer Aulus Gellius, who lived in the 2nd century CE, gives us a ...

From hospital stays to Shabbat dinners, a few lines a day became a Jewish way of reckoning with memory, loss — and the comfort of routine. In January 2011, I wrote my first entry in a five-year diary.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Roman fresco, Pompeii. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons If you were to visit a bookshop in the ancient world, what would it be ...

Keeping a daily diary doesn't come easily to most people, but it takes less effort than you might imagine. It could also become a meaningful way to reflect and grow as a person. For more than 10 years ...

An anecdote about a questionable bagel order claims the top spot this year, outpolling four other favorites. All five are presented here. Over the past year, Metropolitan Diary shared more than 250 ...