Archaeologists in France have uncovered a 1,700-year-old ancient Roman funerary area, including burials with libation ...

Part of an ancient Roman tower overlooking the Colosseum has collapsed, leaving several workers trapped under the rubble. The ...

Shunning, rather than debate, is the best response to antisemites, and how social media has given new life to this ancient ...

Ghosts stories appear in several surviving texts from ancient Rome. What do they reveal about the people who told them?

A tourist is dead after falling from the Pantheon in Rome and into a ditch on Oct. 24. Police are currently investigating the ...

An American couple were left gobsmacked after stumbling across an ancient Roman tablet in the garden of their Louisiana home. Tulane University anthropologist Daniella Santoro had been tidying up her ...

The new director of Rome’s Colosseum, has rejected reports that the ancient site will host electronic dance music parties.

The tall, adult men probably died during the battle of Mursa in 260 C.E., according to a new analysis of their remains ...

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Recognizable quotes on the ancient Romans: “When in Rome, do as the Romans do.” “All roads lead to Rome.” “Rome was not built in a day.” Caesar Augustus boasted, “I found Rome a city of brick and left ...

Caligula, the ancient Roman emperor infamous for his insanity and cruelty, may have had a soft spot for plants, according to recently published research. A new study co-authored by Trevor Luke, a ...

More than 160 cremation graves were discovered at the ancient site of Olbia, which began as a fortified Greek settlement around 350 B.C. in what is now the south of France. The ge ...