Built between the 9th and 7th centuries BC, the Fortress of Van overlooks the modern-day city of the same name and the ruins ...

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

American actress Emma Stone has been crowned the world’s most beautiful woman according to the ancient Greek Golden Ratio – the same mathematical formula that shaped the Parthenon and classical ...

Researchers created an interactive map which lets users see how the ancient network crisscrossed the Empire, from Africa and ...

THE world’s biggest museum has finally opened to the public – with the incredible gallery boasting rooms of ancient gold and ...

As the saying went, all roads once led to Rome — and scientists now say those roads stretched 50% longer than previously ...

“These Roman roads—both paved and unpaved—gave structure to massive cultural shifts that affected Western history for the ...

Ancient manuscripts connect us to our distant past. Without them, we wouldn’t be able to understand our histories, traditions, and knowledge gleaned from many lifetimes of experience. But there’s a ...

Several ancient statues dating back to the Roman era were stolen during a break-in at the national museum in Syria's capital, ...

They can be cold and ominous, and can feel like you're exploring an entirely different world or some far-off planet. While ...

Ancient statues and other artefacts have been stolen from Syria's National Museum in Damascus, officials say. The theft was ...