Key Takeaways Gladiators only fought 2-3 times annually, spending most of their time training intensively in gladiator ...

A scientist who figured out the secret behind ancient Rome's self-repairing concrete has recently confirmed his theory at a ...

Ancient Rome wasn’t just about gladiators and grand temples - it built one of the most advanced sanitation systems the world had ever seen. From the massive Cloaca Maxima sewer to 500 miles of ...

Throughout history, there have been many incredible civilizations that have shaped the way we live today. One was Ancient ...

The new campaign mapped an orthogonal street grid - straight axes and insula-like blocks - typical of planned Roman foundations. Within that layout, the drone data traced a large rectangular forum ...

Ancient Rome didn’t abandon its gods overnight. The rise of Christianity was a slow transformation of the cult-based religious order that had structured Roman life for centuries ...

Ancient Rome’s reputation for bad emperors partly rests on hostile sources written after the fact – and Domitian may be the clearest case of how politics shaped historical memory ...

The Roman-era poison maker Locusta allegedly played a part in the deaths of Emperor Claudius and his son Britannicus. What do we know about her life story?

New research examines how lead was used in Rome in daily life, and what archaeological evidence reveals about its health effects.