Ancient Rome was a rigidly hierarchical society where the ruling elite stigmatized everyone who had to work with their hands.

A team of researchers has managed to extract and sequence DNA from fish remains found in an ancient Roman salting factory in ...

The roar of the arena crowd, the bustle of the Roman forum, the grand temples, the Roman army in red with glistening shields ...

Bones found at the site of an ancient fish-processing plant were used to genetically identify the species that went into a ...

Portus lulius was a Roman naval base at Misenum, which used to be the headquarters of the Roman Empire’s fleet in the ...

We can probably safely assume Rome, in many areas, was likely pretty dirty and rank-smelling. That said, there’s evidence of ...

To modern eyes, much of Pompeii’s erotic art might look like ancient pornography. But to the Romans, these images weren’t ...

A rare Roman military camp discovered deep in the Dutch Veluwe reveals the empire's reach extended far beyond its known ...

Part of a road in Cyprus collapsed, revealing a long-forgotten tomb from about 2,000 years ago, officials said. Photos show its artifacts. Photo from the Department of Antiquities and Museums of the ...

Archaeologists and students in the Netherlands have unearthed a 1,800-year-old temporary Roman military fort in the ...

With crowds flocking to Disneyland Paris, Matt Dennis and his nephew discover the comic book-themed park that leaves them ...