Ice age triggered by volcanic ash from three massive eruptions that lowered global temperatures may have caused the Roman ...

The graveyard of Liternum, near Naples, was in use between the first century B.C.E. and the third century C.E.

On a riverside in eastern Austria sat a mysterious set of ruins. Some believed it to be an abandoned, run-down castle. Others ...

Digging into the pale brown dirt of southern France, archaeologists painstakingly revealed more and more of a rare ancient Roman ... A photo shows an aerial view of the ruins.

A cross inlaid in the floor of a library marks the spot where Indiana Jones has to dig to access the ancient catacombs of ... To find catacombs, go to Rome, home of some of the oldest and longest ...

Among the items are sandals, pottery and Britain's largest collection of Roman writing tablets, bearing IOU notes and gossip in stunningly well-preserved wax ...