From the iconic Colosseum in Rome to Hadrian’s Wall all the way in England, there’s one question most people must ask ...

Located in western Tunisia, the plants operated between the third and sixth centuries and likely helped supply precious olive ...

While slaves in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii were considered no more than "speaking tools", some received better food ...

New archaeological evidence is helping rewrite old myths about disabled people in the ancient world.

Urban populations in southern Britain experienced a decline in health that lasted for generations after the Romans arrived ...

Ancient Roman ideas of privacy differed radically from our own, and their communal toilets reveal a mindset almost impossible ...

Ancient Rome didn’t just dominate the ancient world — it pioneered extreme urban living. At its peak, between 800,000 and 1.2 ...

Ancient Rome’s allure is undeniable. This archaic period of time has captivated many a person, through Hollywood epics, ...

New DNA analysis reveals how the rise and fall of the Roman Empire ultimately shifted the population in the Balkans.

Archaeologists in France found a hidden hoard of Roman coins buried beneath a village with ancient roots.

In Velzeke, near Zottegem, in East Flanders, archaeologists are searching for traces of an ancient Roman army camp. If they ...

The people of ancient Rome didn’t have access to modern science, but they still developed complex – and incredibly intuitive ...