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

Pope Leo XIV is visiting the papal summer palace south of Rome. His visit is fueling speculation about whether he will use it ...

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.

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

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

Archaeologists have uncovered evidence that four people, including a child, in the ancient Roman town of Pompeii used furniture to block a bedroom door and shield themselves from the eruption of Mount ...

A nearly yearlong excavation project in northern Switzerland is offering a glimpse into life in some of the Roman empire’s ...

Archaeologists excavating an ancient Roman settlement in the United Kingdom found an oven used for making construction materials, photos show. Photo from Cotswold Archaeology Sifting through the ...

As someone who’s spent years researching the economy of Ancient Rome, it all feels a shade familiar. In fact, tariffs were also used in Ancient Rome, and for some of the reasons that governments ...

The Rome Colosseum, Verona’s impressive arena – everyone knows Italy’s beloved ancient Roman amphitheatres, synonymous with drama and pomp: gladiator conflicts, bloody spectacles and ...

Lead pollution in ancient Rome was so high that it dropped the population’s IQ by around 3 points, if not more. Elites were exposed to lead through water pipes, cooking pots, bath tubs ...