You've no doubt heard the saying, "The sun never sets on the British Empire." This was true, until the 1920s when colonialism ...

Researchers have uncovered a remarkable find with the help of advanced AI that could challenge longstanding beliefs about ...

A new analysis of the bones in the eatery’s garbage pit challenges the elite status of thrush in the Roman diet ...

An expert believes that he has rediscovered the lost Byzantine settlement of Tharais in southern Jordan. Archaeologist ...

Students and archaeologists located temporary Roman military camp near Hoog Buurlo beyond ancient empire’s northern frontier, university said and photos show.

The only surviving copy of a road map from the late Roman Empire goes on show in Vienna, Austria, for one day only.

Declassified photos taken by Cold War-era spy satellites have revealed hundreds of previously unknown Roman-era forts, in what is now Iraq and Syria, a new study found.

Science Ancient rocks tie Roman Empire’s collapse to a mini ice age ‘This climate shift may have been the straw that broke the camel’s back.’ By Andrew Paul Published Apr 11, 2025 3:28 PM EDT ...

Ancient lead pollution may have lowered IQs across the Roman Empire 'To my knowledge, it’s the first large-scale pollution event from industrial activities.' Lauren Leffer Jan 6, 2025 3:10 PM EST ...

Archaeologists in Spain have discovered what could possibly be a hidden Roman Empire from over 2,000 years ago.

A silver amulet found next to a skeleton in a 1,800-year-old grave in Germany speaks to the importance — and the risk — of being Christian in Roman times.

These and many other facts are illustrated and explained in Ancient Rome: Infographics, a new book by Nicolas Guillerat, John Scheid, and Milan Melocco. “It was a tribute to the Roman genius for ...