One theory suggests the infamous Roman emperor survived an assassination attempt in the tunnel now open to the public.

Drawing on the famous judgment of Edward Gibbon and the testimony of ancient sources, this detailed historical analysis explores the Roman Empire between 98 and 180 AD, the age of the so-called Five ...

New research examines how lead was used in Rome in daily life, and what archaeological evidence reveals about its health effects.

The Roman Empire is remembered for its engineering, law, and military brilliance—but also for extreme violence. From gladiatorial games to mass enslavement and ruthless suppression of rebellions, ...

Prostitutes And Matrons In The Roman World “Two thousand years ago, an aristocratic Roman matron named Vistalia faced a trial for adultery. Vistalia was notorious for conducting multiple extramarital ...

This spectacular work of medieval art imagines Christ's side as a vulva—and is now on view at the Met Cloisters, ...

From drunken debauchery to a feast for a saint, there are multiple theories about the history of Valentine’s Day.

A new high resolution digital dataset and map—named Itiner-e—of roads throughout the Roman Empire around the year 150 CE is presented in research published in Scientific Data. The findings increase ...

Ms. Cargill-Martin is a writer and classical scholar. The ascendant right wing loves ancient Rome. Its adherents love its glories. They love its ideals of hard, unbending masculinity. And they love ...

A TikTok contrarian once made waves with a bold claim that the Roman Empire wasn’t real—something she later tried to walk back by saying her original video was just a “metaphor.” But her timelines and ...

Three pandemics in the Roman Empire coincided with abnormally cold and dry periods, suggesting that natural changes in climate may have contributed to Rome’s decline. The uncomfortable reality of life ...