The scrolls in question, stored in a library in a Roman villa that is thought to have belonged to the father-in-law of Julius ...

Who were the women who inhabited ancient Pompeii? A new exhibition of art, objects, and personal testimonies has the answers.

Spartacus, a Thracian gladiator who had once served in the Roman army, escaped from slavery in 73 BCE. What began as a prison ...

Amateur archaeologists uncovered a sandstone relief of the Roman goddess of victory in Northumberland. The find occurred in a ...

Pax Romana and had a good time, although I can't shake the feeling that it’s closely related to Anno 1800. It seems like a ...

An ancient DNA study co-authored by Brown archaeologist Peter van Dommelen illustrates the complexity of human migration and ...

This raucous meeting, which took place exactly 1700 years ago, was one of the most important in Christian history.

An underground tunnel network long rumored thanks to drawings by Leonardo da Vinci under Milan’s Sforza Castle are proven to ...

When workers began excavating a new parking garage in Rome, they discovered what archeologists say was once Emperor Caligula's "pleasure gardens." Anderson Cooper reports on the find and the scholarly ...

His unexplored tomb at Nemrut Dağ may show us more about death and worship in ancient Turkey ... Commagene formed a buffer zone between the Roman Republic and the Parthian Empire as they fought ...

Why should travelers stop by the Pantheon? The Pantheon is ancient Rome's best preserved monument. It was built as a temple to all the gods, but was converted into a Catholic church, which is why ...

An intact Roman pot was unearthed at an archaeological site in Dublin, serving as evidence that the power and impact of the ...