The same travertine quarries near Rome that built St. Peter’s Basilica and the Colosseum are still being dug out today.

Few figures in late Roman history are as controversial as Flavius Ricimer. Accused of betraying Majorian, poisoning emperors, and sacking Rome in 472, he has long been cast as the villain of the ...

Researchers found a tiny bottle from ancient Rome that contained fecal residue and traces of aromatics, offering evidence that poop was used medicinally more than 2,000 years ago.

Archeologists found evidence that ancient Romans may have used a medical treatment involving perfume... and human feces.