Some 2,000 years ago, a Roman ship sank off the coast of Sardinia. Now its cargo is being used to search for elusive ...

Crowds packed central Tehran on Friday for the unveiling of a statue celebrating an ancient Persian victory over foreign ...

Advances in technology and other newly accessible sources have greatly expanded researchers’ ability to locate ancient roadways.

A high-resolution digital map allows people to plan their routes along the ancient roads of the Roman Empire. Combining ...

Ancient Roman gladiators are often imagined as chiselled, bronzed heroes of the arena, akin to today’s top athletes. But the ...

From gladiators to vomitoriums, delve into Rome’s most persistent myths and find out what really happened. A conservationist restores a Roman bust. Many Roman statues appear starkly white today. Yet ...

A medieval stone tower in the heart of Rome partially collapsed on Monday, trapping construction workers under rubble.

The terror that gripped ancient warriors wasn't just about facing an enemy's sword. Something deeper haunted battlefields ...

Archaeologists recently discovered a massive 2,000-year-old stone basin in ancient Gabii, Italy, revealing early Roman public ...

The ancient Greeks used a myriad of weapons on the battlefield, including spears, swords, and pikes in a variety of shapes ...

There is a story about the Vestal Virgins that illuminates the religion of ancient Rome. It comes from 390 BC, when things ...