Thanks to the artist Haroun Binous, we now see that Roman emperor Augustus was the heartthrob Daniel Craig of the ancient ...

Deep in the Roman catacombs lies a fresco that has baffled modern viewers: Jesus raising Lazarus with what looks like a magic ...

The team behind what has been described as "one of the most significant mosaics discovered in the UK" have revealed that it ...

Aerial view of the temple of Venus located in the archaeological park of Baia, a hamlet of Bacoli, in the metropolitan city of Naples, in Campania, Italy. It was an octagonal thermal building, with ...

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 ...

After having her work displayed at a gallery in Rome this fall, Associate Professor of Art and Design Yuko Oda will be traveling back to Italy to return the organic materials used in her sculpture ...

The Vatican Obelisk is an ancient Egyptian obelisk, one of the thirteen ancient obelisks of Rome. Credit: Wikimedia Commons / Rolf Süssbrich CC BY 3.0 The rise of Rome was deeply shaped by the ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Tiny symbols engraved into ancient Roman drinkware may be more than ...

A nearly 2,000-year-old tombstone of a Roman sailor was discovered in the backyard of a New Orleans home. The Latin inscription on the grave marker prompted a search for the origin story of the marble ...

The ancient Greeks loved the theater and ancient Greek actors enjoyed a position of eminence and respect. In contrast, although entertainment and drama were similarly adored in Ancient Rome, theater ...

Daniella Santoro, a PhD candidate at Tulane University, never expected to find an ancient Roman gravestone in her backyard, but that’s exactly what happened one day in March as her husband was doing ...