How did the Etruscans, powerful neighbors of Rome, disappear from history? Were they destroyed, or culturally absorbed?

A $2.3 million restoration is using advanced laser technology to clean and preserve the 1,840-year-old Rome’s Column of ...

Built between 180 CE and 193 CE, and still standing in the center of Rome, the 100-foot Column of Marcus Aurelius depicts military campaigns fought by the Roman emperor in detailed carvings. CNN’s Ben ...

We’re as much the products of the books we read as we are of the times we live in. The 20 books in the list below certainly ...

Rottweilers originated from dogs used in ancient Rome to help manage cattle and were integral to cattle-raising in the town of Rottweil.

New archaeological finds in China are reshaping understanding of ancient Qin Empire's infrastructure. The Qin Straight Road, a newly mapped route, highlights the empire's advanced engineering and ...

Christianity spread across the Roman Empire through persecution, cultural adaptation, and the transformation of pagan beliefs ...

The findings, which were published December 9 in the journal Nature Communications, are the clearest evidence of mixing ...

Roman soldiers at Hadrian’s Wall weren’t just defending the frontier—they were also battling parasites that made daily life ...

Roman soldiers living along Britain’s northern frontier used communal bath and toilet facilities that depended on a sewer ...

"Xmas" is not a modern attempt to remove Christ from Christmas but a sacred abbreviation rooted in early Christian tradition, using the Greek letter chi to represent "Christos." ...

A rare Roman mosaic found in rural England has changed historians’ view of the Trojan War. Unearthed in Rutland in 2020, the ...