A discovery in Sardinia reveals up to 50,000 intact Roman coins, prompting research into trade, shipwrecks, and Mediterranean ...

The hat lay flattened and moth-eaten for more than a century in a museum box. Now, the rare 2,000-year-old headpiece (made ...

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

One of the Roman Empire’s Largest Olive Oil Mills Was Found in Tunisia, Highlighting Ancient Industrial Activity.

During the age of emperors, Roman sculpture was of artistic, religious, and political importance, and often took on epic ...

Augustus inherited a fractured Republic and found himself fighting wars on every horizon. In Spain, entrenched tribes ...

Women secured critical progress in the Roman republic. Their rights were rolled back with the republic's collapse.

A key figure in this controlled chaos was the Saturnalicius Princeps, or “Leader of Saturnalia.” This mock king was chosen by ...

The Roman Empire might have been bigger than we first thought. The uncovering of a hidden road network demonstrates the ...

The Year of the Four Emperors (69 AD) marked the first brutal civil war of the Roman Empire, plunging the empire into chaos ...

From ritual parades to blood-soaked duels, explore a single day in the life (and death) of the most brutal entertainment in ...

A compelling creation myth was a must for every ancient civilisation, but Rome decided that one just wasn’t enough. In myth ...