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

If an ancient Roman was somehow dropped into Washington in the year 2022, there’s a lot that would confuse him: the cars, the helicopters, the cellphones. But there’s something he’d ...

A recent excavation reveals that a large building excavated in 1966 was just a part of an even grander ancient complex.

Archaeologists in Rome uncovered a colossal ancient marble head near Trajan’s Forum, possibly depicting Emperor Trajan or the ...

Down and Dirty in Ancient Rome Ann Olga Koloski-Ostrow brings the everyday realities of the classical world — including its toilets and ... the department’s first classical archaeologist. By 2000, she ...

The Museum of Fine Arts has announced Anastasia Christophilopoulou as the new George D. and Margo Behrakis Chair, Art of Ancient Greece and Rome. She will replace Christine Kondoleon, who served ...

A recent discovery in the United Kingdom shows that chunky jewelry has always been in fashion – even in Ancient Rome. Wessex Archaeology announced the discovery of the unusual eight-sided ring ...

Birds were prominent figures in ancient Rome. Certain owls and eagles were considered powerful divinatory omens, while smaller avian species like thrushes were popular as both pets and meals.

Lead pollution in ancient Rome was so high that it dropped the population’s IQ by around 3 points, if not more. Elites were exposed to lead through water pipes, cooking pots, bath tubs ...

ROME, Aug 20 (Reuters) - Archaeologists have discovered a small bedroom in a Roman villa near Pompeii that was almost certainly used by slaves, throwing light on their lowly status in the ancient ...

Pompeii find reveals the secrets of life as a slave in Ancient Rome, frozen in time for almost 2,000 years by volcanic eruption By Rebecca Rommen ...