Archaeologists in the Netherlands recently discovered a sizable conversation starter tucked away in a forgotten storage box.

A researcher may have identified a depiction of a female hunter—known as a venatrix—in an ancient Roman mosaic. According to ...

A hidden Roman sanctuary discovered beneath Frankfurt is offering rare clues about ancient rituals, including possible human ...

There is something quietly humbling about standing before an ancient artifact and realizing, with all of our satellites, ...

In 79 CE, one of the most infamous tragedies of antiquity rocked the coast of the Tyrrhenian Sea. Mount Vesuvius erupted, ...

A major new research effort is set to shed light on a remarkable Roman discovery in Frankfurt, Germany. The German Research Foundation (DFG) and the ...

The vial, also known as an unguentarium, is commonly believed to have held perfumes or cosmetic oils. A new chemical analysis revealed evidence that ancient Roman physicians used human feces in ...

Spanish sports historian Alfonso Magnas from the University of California has established that a lost ancient Roman mosaic of ...

Ancient scientists can be easy to dismiss. Greek philosopher Thales of Miletus, often described as the West’s first scientist, believed the whole Earth was suspended on water. Roman encyclopaedist ...

Excavations in northern Italy revealed a Roman structure that once served as a carriage workshop. The posting station was situated along the well-traveled Via Claudia Augusta and offered services to ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — As the saying went, all roads once led to Rome — and those roads stretched 50% longer than previously known, according to a new digital atlas published Thursday. The last major atlas ...