In the later days of the Roman Empire, emperors were seen through a complex lens of politics, religion, and propaganda. This ...

More than 160 objects from the period of the Roman Empire when Emperor Trajan reigned come to the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.

She had Oscar-nominated roles in "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore," "Wild at Heart" and "Rambling Rose." Her daughter Laura Dern followed her into acting.

Archaeologists discovered the engraved gemstone at Bremenium, a fort north of Hadrian's Wall. Excavations at a Roman fort in ...

What – to dip briefly into the world of Monty Python’s Life Of Brian – did the Romans ever do for us? Apart, of course, from ...

The Roman Empire had an impressive road network. A new dataset now visualizes the road map, adding over 100,000 kilometers of previously unknown routes.

As the saying went, all roads once led to Rome — and scientists now say those roads stretched 50% longer than previously ...

The image of a toga-wearing Roman faded by late antiquity. In this video, we explore how late Roman citizens, soldiers, and officials dressed after the 3rd century AD and how their attire reflected a ...

The tall, adult men probably died during the battle of Mursa in 260 C.E., according to a new analysis of their remains ...

Archaeologists recover fifteen Roman tablets from flooded wells, completely intact with visible writing, along with other everyday objects.

The Appian Way symbolized the Roman Empire’s might. Now Italy is restoring the ancient road, hoping to create a pilgrimage route through history. Rome’s third-century Arch of Drusus marks the start of ...