A researcher may have identified a depiction of a female hunter—known as a venatrix—in an ancient Roman mosaic. According to ...

Archaeologists in the Netherlands recently discovered a sizable conversation starter tucked away in a forgotten storage box.

In theory, putting down the rebels of the First Jewish Revolt should have been easy for the mighty Roman empire. But ...

Modern societies often speak about the middle class, but did anything similar exist in ancient Rome? This video explores the complex social structure of the Roman world, where wealth and status were ...

A hidden Roman sanctuary discovered beneath Frankfurt is offering rare clues about ancient rituals, including possible human ...

Many people living in ancient Greece and Rome appear to have recognised that happiness can come from removing oneself from ...

A massive Roman burial site with 3,000 tombs, which was used for 500 years, has been uncovered beneath a city. It has ...

As the saying went, all roads once led to Rome — and those roads stretched 50% longer than previously known, according to a new digital atlas published Thursday. The last major atlas of ancient Roman ...

Volunteers recently unearthed an ancient depiction of a Roman goddess while digging near a historic British landmark. The sandstone carving was found at Vindolanda, a fort in Northumberland, near ...

The Colosseum has a bright new look following a restoration using the same travertine marble of ancient Rome to recreate ...

A slab of limestone excavated in 1984 from the ancient Coriovallum settlement in the Netherlands presented a puzzle for researchers of Roman history. Because of its distinct grooves and marks, the ...