While the tombs and the shrine were found within the modern city's boundaries, they would have been situated outside the ancient walls of Rome. Two Roman Republic-era tombs were discovered during ...

A Roman-era skeleton discovered in southern England has finally given up her secrets after more than a decade of debate.

Slavery was a core part of life in ancient Rome—for both its economy and society. But when did it actually end? In this video, we explore how Roman slavery functioned, how it evolved, and what ...

President Donald Trump has long styled himself as a peacemaker — claiming to have ended eight wars, openly seeking a Nobel Peace Prize and even creating a “Board of Peace” to oversee ...

Graffiti, produced by an inmate of an ancient Roman prison in Corinth, Greece, contained a chilling message for captors.

One of the best-preserved ancient Roman homes on the Palatine Hill is opening to the public for the first time, albeit via a ...

The Roman ruins uncovered at the Parco delle Acacie also include an ancient road, two massive basins, and a wealth of grave ...

Roman “wax tablets” were wooden frames holding a thin layer of wax used like a reusable notepad. The wax is gone in the Tongeren material, but stylus pressure sometimes bit deep enough to leave ...

The transformation of the Roman Empire into what modern historians call Byzantium was not a single event but a gradual ...

A star-studded affair, Valentino's funeral brought together famed actresses like Anne Hathaway and Elizabeth Hurley.

Archaeologists have uncovered a 2,400-year-old Hercules shrine and elite Roman tombs in Rome’s suburbs, revealing new ...

Before the Roman Empire began building massive structures, a vast stone water basin was built in nearby city of Gabii ...