The Roman Empire was a force unlike any other, shaping the ancient world through innovation, conquest, and culture. This ...

The Roman emperors were once the most famous people in the world, ruling over an empire that stretched between what are now ...

Lead pollution might sound like a modern problem, but people were subjected to significant levels during antiquity, too.

The new research adds context to a long-standing debate about the role lead pollution and poisoning may have played in the ...

Edward “Ted” James Champlin, the Cotsen Professor in the Humanities, Emeritus, and professor of classics, emeritus, died of ...

Why empires fall is a question that fascinates many. But in the search for an answer, imagination can run wild. Suggestions ...

Researchers Stunned After Finding 2000-Yr-Old Rare Leather Boxing Gloves, Revealed Hidden History of the Sport in the Roman ...

Learn how researchers examined lead levels in ice cores dating back to the Roman Empire, and found concentrations high enough ...

Silver fueled the rise of the Roman Empire. But the ancient process of mining and extracting silver was also making the air ...

According to Georgy Kantor, tutorial fellow in ancient history at St John’s College Oxford ... but on the other hand the ...

Lead exposure is responsible for a range of human health impacts, with even relatively low levels impacting the cognitive ...