A huge Roman mosaic that was uncovered in southern Turkey by archaeologists from the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. The well preserved tiles once decorated a bathhouse during the Roman Empire's ...

Archaeologists recently unearthed the remains of ancient Roman marching camps in Saxony-Anhalt — a first for one of Eastern ...

For centuries, the Praetorian Guard stood at the heart of Roman power. Created as elite bodyguards, they evolved into ...

Two spectacular stone altars from a Roman fort at Inveresk, Musselburgh, have been acquired for the National Collection ahead of a major exhibition.

In Ancient Greece and Rome, pets brought companionship, loyalty, status, and love—from Odysseus’ Argos to Augustus’ raven.

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 ...

Although violence occurring at the hands of ICE agents may seem overwhelming and shocking, it is an unsurprising tactic of empire.

Drawing heavily from antiquity, the Byzantine contribution to education and higher learning is immense, despite often being ...

Nearly 20 years in the making, the sweeping sword and sandals epic drama puts black heroes at the center of their own legend. This is a sweeping, mythic, sword and sandals epic where Black heroes ...

In early Roman times the pagan holiday Lupercalia was celebrated as a fertility festival for humans and animals. By the 5th century Pope Gelasius established Valentine’s Day to replace Lupercalia.

Cologne was once Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium, a powerhouse of the Roman Empire. The governor lived here in a massive palace called the Praetorium. We’ve known about the palace for decades, but ...