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Two years ago, a viral trend tore through TikTok wherein women asked the men in their lives how often they thought about the ...

The Romans oversaw one of the largest and most important empires in history – these are the most extraordinary treasures they ...

A rare multicolored Roman-era brooch discovered near Grudziądz offers new insight into ancient trade, culture, and ...

Sediments from a Roman latrine at Vindolanda show soldiers were infected with multiple intestinal parasites, including ...

Christianity spread across the Roman Empire through persecution, cultural adaptation, and the transformation of pagan beliefs ...

A $2.3 million restoration is using advanced laser technology to clean and preserve the 1,840-year-old Rome’s Column of Marcus Aurelius.

Excavations of an ancient construction site in Pompeii have revealed the process of how Romans mixed their self-healing ...

The roughly 11,000 inscriptions preserved by Mount Vesuvius' eruption in 79 C.E. offer a glimpse into everyday life in the ...

Bloody scenes from the Roman Empire are being brought back to life in the €2m restoration of an ancient Roman column. The 46-metre column of Marcus Aurelius, in the heart of the Italian capital, was ...

Roundworms are eight- to 12-inches-long and live in the intestines, They can cause abdominal pain, fever, and diarrhea. The types of roundworms typically in humans include pinworms and ascariasis, but ...