Ancient Rome didn’t abandon its gods overnight. The rise of Christianity was a slow transformation of the cult-based religious order that had structured Roman life for centuries ...

Key Takeaways Gladiators only fought 2-3 times annually, spending most of their time training intensively in gladiator ...

A few weeks into his second term, President Donald Trump signed two executive orders restricting the rights of trans workers in the federal government. The first was a renewal of the ban on ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Archaeologists excavating in the west Nile Delta have discovered a necropolis and industrial complex dating from the Roman Period.

Italian archaeologists recently unearthed ancient Roman tombs during the excavation of a necropolis – including one bearing the epitaph of a gladiator. The discovery was announced by the Archaeology, ...

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Women are asking the men in their lives how often they think about ancient Rome. Their responses, posted online, can be startling in their frequency. By Callie Holtermann and Frank Rojas The Roman ...

TIVOLI, Italy (AP) — Long ago, when Romans wanted to build a new temple, they would head to the nearby quarries of Tivoli, ...

(The Conversation) — There may have been fear of gender-diverse people in the ancient world, but they played a crucial role. In Rome, they were viewed as vital to the city’s safety. (The Conversation) ...