Explore the complex religious life of ancient Rome, where religion played a vital role in the political, social, and personal aspects of people's lives.

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Who were the Romans? Find out how Rome was ruled, what the Romans believed and what they did for fun in this BBC Bitesize year 5/6 primary history guide.

10:26 AM: Analysis from Anthony Faiola, Rome Bureau Chief, covering Italy, the Vatican, Southern Europe and beyond. Pope Francis has been buried in a simple tomb at Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica ...

Ancient Rome maintains a grip on pop culture, from Hollywood blockbusters to video games. Since its establishment in 31 B.C., the Roman Empire exerted its influence throughout the Mediterranean ...

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A surprising find has been made by Italian archaeologists. They discovered an Ancient Roman bath complex at the Appian Way Regional Park had been transformed into a church with a marble baptistery.

Sexual Life in Ancient Rome. Otto Kiefer By. Translated from “Kulturgeschichte Roms unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der Römischen Sitten” by Gilbert and Helen Highet. Pp. ix + 379 + 16 plates.

But warnings of the inflationary effects of tariffs are also echoed in ancient Rome too. Pliny, for example, complained about the impact of tariffs on the street price of incense and pepper.

It was just another bombing in a complicated corner of the Middle East, but this one was important — the Associated Press ...

Ancient Greek and Roman statues didn't originally look like they do now in museums. A new study says they didn't smell the same, either.