A compelling creation myth was a must for every ancient civilisation, but Rome decided that one just wasn’t enough. In myth ...

Archaeologists in Budapest have unearthed a well-preserved Roman sarcophagus, revealing insights into the life of a young ...

Ancient Greeks prepared Roman gladiators for violent contests, although these were quite different from the Olympics the ...

Other Roman emperors met far more bloody ends than the cheese-loving Antoninus. Nero committed suicide; Galba was murdered by ...

A flipped Roman glass cup revealed symbols once thought decorative but now understood as ancient makers’ marks. In the quiet atmosphere of a museum gallery, Hallie Meredith noticed an unexpected ...

For Romans, Augustus was the saviour who ended civil war; Tacitus reveals how power and propaganda traded liberty for the Pax Romana.

Archaeologists discovered rare Roman relics at Bremenium Fort in northern England, including 2,000-year-old preserved fruit, ...

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During the age of emperors, Roman sculpture was of artistic, religious, and political importance, and often took on epic ...

The Roman elite viewed public toilets as an instrument that flushed the filth of the plebes out of their noble sight. Photo illustration by Meilan Solly / Photos via Getty Images and Museo Nazionale ...

Investigators believe the theft of ancient Roman-era statues from Syria's national museum was likely the work of an individual, not an organized gang.