ROME (AP) — The man who just took charge of Rome’s top tourist attraction wants to set the record straight: the Colosseum won ...

According to legend, the Trojans migrated to Britain after the fall of Troy. A new book investigates the historicity of this legend.

The discovery prompted an international search to figure out how the ancient headstone made it to New Orleans.

Modern firepower meets ancient tactics in this epic thought experiment: could a single Marine platoon overcome the might of a ...

Archaeologists have recently unearthed a 2,000-year-old Roman military camp, nestled high in the Swiss Alps at an altitude of ...

From prehistoric burials to overcrowded Victorian churchyards, this is what our treatment of the dead throughout history says about the living ...

Last Saturday, I squeezed into St Peter’s in Rome for Mass. Nothing especially surprising there, you might think. But two ...

After two decades of anticipation and countless delays, the Grand Egyptian Museum is finally having its grand reveal.The ...

One of the earliest figures known to have faked an illness for personal advantage was Odysseus. Odysseus was the hero of ...

Topic selection for the bungled year 12 exam is ancient history – it’s been Julius Caesar since August 2023. So how did nine Queensland schools teach the wrong topic?

Halloween is only days away, but its history dates back centuries. Here is a look at the holiday's history and traditions.