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

Tunisia is home to some of the most significant Roman and Punic ruins in North Africa: Dougga is considered the best-preserved Roman small town in North Africa. It features a mix of Punic, Numidian, ...

Their questionable reputations and turbulent leadership brought about the downfall of Rome’s monarchy—and the rise of the Republic. Violence played a part in the reigns of Rome's last last three kings ...

For generations, Italian craftspeople have built scenes depicting Jesus’ birth, sometimes including figures of contemporary ...

Huge carved obelisks and stelas in northern Ethiopia were erected by the kings of the Aksum Empire, who ruled the Horn of Africa and Red Sea region for much of the first millennium A.D. The toppled ...

At Saint Romain-en-Gal, just outside Lyon, archaeologists uncovered a monumental mausoleum built by a wealthy Gallo-Roman family in the first century AD. Its plan echoed the celebrated Mausoleum of ...

This view of the Corinthia, the area immediately surrounding the Greek city of Corinth, was painted by German artist Carl Rottmann in 1847. Greece’s unique shape makes it one of the most recognizable ...

While Old Harbor gets all the postcard glory, New Harbor on the island’s western side offers a different kind of charm. This protected salt pond, officially called Great Salt Pond, serves as a natural ...

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

Roman Emperor Valerian’s capture by Shapur I at Edessa was the lowest point in Roman history, exposing the empire's sudden ...