The streets of Rome once erupted into a festival so wild it turned the empire's rigid world upside ...
Archaeologists discovered rare Roman relics at Bremenium Fort in northern England, including 2,000-year-old preserved fruit, pottery and military artifacts.
Though rare, female gladiators did appear in the Roman arena, challenging ancient Rome’s expectations and revealing how ...
Clues from a digital reconstruction of a lavish ancient home are changing how researchers understand Pompeii’s elite.
Archaeologists excavating the ancient Roman city of Gabii have uncovered a massive stone-lined basin that may represent one ...
ROME, Dec 5 (Reuters) - While slaves in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii were considered no more than "speaking tools", some ...
ROME, Italy -- Aerial photos of the world-renowned Colosseum and the Roman Forum reveal the impressive scale of Rome’s ...
The partial collapse of the Torre di Conti has sparked a negligence probe and renewed fears about how the Eternal City protects — and fails — its ancient heritage.
Hannibal of Carthage (modern Tunisia), a great military strategist, led elephants through the Alps to defeat Rome.