A newly discovered monumental basin in Gabii hints at how early Romans experimented with city planning long before Rome’s own layers were buried. In the center of the ancient city of Gabii, just 11 ...

Women secured critical progress in the Roman republic. Their rights were rolled back with the republic's collapse.

A 3,500-year-old clay tablet depicting the city of Nippur offers a glimpse into ancient cartography, challenging our ...

Archaeologists have completed the first comprehensive technological mapping of an intricate underground tunnel system beneath the ancient Etruscan city of Veii, revealing a sophisticated network of ...

A 15th-century Bible which is considered one of the most spectacular examples of Renaissance illuminated manuscripts went on display in Rome on Thursday ...

The digital Itiner-e atlas is revolutionizing how we see the ancient world. In it, researchers have mapped the entirety of ...

An international research team has created by far the most extensive map of the road network in the Roman Empire, based on satellite images among other sources. The online map is called Itiner-e and ...

Throughout history, some of the world’s most powerful rulers have acknowledged one simple fact, knowledge is power. This fact led them to build monumental testaments to the pursuit of knowledge and ...

When in Rome, do as the Romans do. A social media trend revealed a few years ago that men think about the Roman Empire, the most impressive one in human history, more often than they probably ever ...

An incredible new map captures a stunning snapshot of the Roman Empire's vast transportation system as it was nearly 2,000 years ago.