The Tiber is at a historic low, and near Castel Sant’Angelo, the pillars of what was once a Neronian bridge, dating from the ...

Several ancient Roman cups have been identified at different times as possible Holy Grails. Their stories blend archaeology, ...

More than two millennia ago, a Roman Republic ship carrying timber and wine sank in the Adriatic Sea, off the coast of what ...

These ancient people were living in the center of a vast empire that spanned across Europe, northern Africa, and parts of the Middle East. Lasting over a thousand years, the ancient Roman civilization ...

For those who enjoy pondering the Roman Empire’s rise and fall — you know who you are — consider the close link between ancient climate change and infectious disease outbreaks. Periods of increasingly ...

The ancient Romans valued travel, and visited Greek islands, the Pyramids of Giza, the Olympic Games, and various bathhouses, among other destinations.

Square holes in Pompeii's northern walls may be the only battlefield evidence of the polybolos, a rapid-fire dart launcher ...

In his book 'Pox Romana,' Colin Elliott delves into the devastating effects of the Antonine Plague, a pandemic that might ...

Pliny the Elder's writings are among the most well-known of this practice; indeed, Pliny stated that gladiator blood was “like the draught of life.” However we know that Pliny did not recommend ...