While slaves in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii were considered no more than "speaking tools", some received better food ...

Fast food often feels like a modern convenience born out of today’s busy lifestyles. However, the concept of grabbing a quick ...

The once-thriving city of Pompeii, near Naples, and its surroundings were destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in A.D.

The people of ancient Rome didn’t have access to modern science, but they still developed complex – and incredibly intuitive – theories on how nutrition worked ...

“Street food was a fundamental component of the urban [Roman] experience,” one researcher noted. Archaeologists excavating a site in Mallorca have discovered Roman-era fast food which dates back 2,000 ...

Newly published research is providing a fascinating glimpse into how ancient Romans enjoyed their fast food — shedding more light on life in antiquity. In a recent journal article entitled “Urban ...

Nearly 2,000 years ago, ancient Romans enjoyed a variety of snacks when attending events at the Colosseum. Recent archaeological findings have uncovered remnants of these foods, and interestingly, ...

The song thrush was the most abundant species in an assemblage of animal bones found in an ancient Roman trash pit © Andyworks via Getty Images Ancient Romans in ...

Thrushes were both kept as pets and eaten, showcasing their complex role in Roman society. Birds were prominent figures in ancient Rome. Certain owls and eagles were considered powerful divinatory ...

Archaeologists excavating a site in Mallorca have discovered Roman-era fast food which dates back 2,000 years, within a pile of trash, according to a new study published in the International Journal ...