From 180 to 192 C.E., Emperor Commodus ruled ancient Rome with an insatiable lust for power that brought an end to the fabled ...

For the first time, bite marks made by a large cat, possibly an African lion, have been identified on the bones of what is ...

A new study from the University of Cambridge has uncovered strong evidence that extreme drought played a key role in one of Roman Britain’s most chaotic and devastating events: the “Barbarian ...

York was originally a small Celtic settlement before the arrival of the Roman Empire, but it soon became one of the most ...

The start of imperial Rome is officially dated to 27 BCE, when Gaius Octavius Caesar was awarded the name Augustus, signaling ...

A legal case has opened in Britain over the felling of a much-loved, ancient tree named the 'Sycamore Gap.' Some Britons are ...

Archaeologists have discovered a 2,000-year-old Roman sandal near an ancient military fort in Oberstimm, Germany. The highly ...

The life of the Roman emperor Gera is, in some ways, a tragic tale of brotherly rivalry and parental miscalculation. He was ...

This incredible discovery was unique and rare because the find went against everything known about a critical Roman ritual.

Archaeologists unearth lucky penis pendant near Hadrian’s Wall - The smooth surface suggests the wearer touched it often for good luck ...

Over 2,300 years have passed since the death of Alexander the Great, but he remains one of the most famous historical figures ...

Archaeologists working at Driffield Terrace, a well-preserved Roman cemetery in York, have uncovered the first direct ...