There were many ways in which the elites of ancient Roman society flaunted their wealth. They built vast villas, sponsored ...

Ancient Roman ideas of privacy differed radically from our own, and their communal toilets reveal a mindset almost impossible ...

During excavations in the village of Senon, archaeologists found three 1,700-year-old jugs packed with approximately 40,000 ...

Though rare, female gladiators did appear in the Roman arena, challenging ancient Rome’s expectations and revealing how ...

New DNA analysis reveals how the rise and fall of the Roman Empire ultimately shifted the population in the Balkans.

Archaeologists working at the animal cemetery at Berenike have documented remains from three dozen primates, marking a significant shift in Roman pet-keeping practices. Previously, the handful of ...

(The Conversation) — There may have been fear of gender-diverse people in the ancient world, but they played a crucial role. In Rome, they were viewed as vital to the city’s safety. (The Conversation) ...

While tending to his flock near Kayacik, Turkey, a goat herder stumbled across something in the ground. By chance, the man ...

Roman military officers kept monkeys as companions and even gave them their own pets - Remains in an ancient cemetery provide ...

In 1899, Emile Thomas wrote in Roman Life Under the Caesars, “These statuettes were frequently made in the likeness of some ...

Concrete was the foundation of the ancient Roman empire. It enabled Rome's storied architectural revolution as well as the ...

Italian archaeologists recently unearthed ancient Roman tombs during the excavation of a necropolis – including one bearing the epitaph of a gladiator. The discovery was announced by the Archaeology, ...