A Roman silver coin hoard worth almost the same as a legionary's monthly wage in the 2nd Century has been uncovered by a ...

Eight XXL leather shoes have been recovered from Magna, a Roman-era fort along Hadrian's Wall. Archaeologists excavating a ...

Class struggle isn’t a modern invention — it’s been with us for thousands of years. Sarah Bond is a professor of classics at ...

ROMAN SOCIETY. Share full article. Sept. 13, 1885. ... To form a just idea of Roman society it is necessary to understand the Roman character, and that is not an easy matter.

How Roman society integrated people who altered their bodies and defied gender norms (The Conversation) — There may have been fear of gender-diverse people in the ancient world, but they played ...

Unlike the romantic weddings of today, marriage in ancient Rome was an arrangement between two families. Like much of Roman society, it was highly structured but also logical and, in some ways ...

What the Garden Tells Us About Roman Society The discovery of Caligula’s Garden offers a fascinating glimpse into the lives of Rome’s elite. These gardens weren’t just places to admire exotic plants — ...

See you later, gladiator. Archaeologists in Naples, Italy, have shed new light on the lives of Roman gladiators after discovering a tomb for one of these ancient warriors that lay hidden for 2,000 ...

Roman Catholics: In His Own Society. 5 minute read. ... Last year he became the first Catholic scholar elected to the presidency of the largely Protestant Society of Biblical Literature, ...

A Roman pot unearthed at an archaeological dig in London has been opened to reveal cream which is nearly 2,000 years old. The sealed pot full of ointment, complete with finger marks, was discovered at ...

Archaeologists in Italy have recently discovered ancient Roman tombs while excavating a necropolis, including one with a gladiator's epitaph. Coins, lamps and vases were also found.

As reported by several ancient sources, including Cicero and Livy, in 204 B.C. the Roman state consulted a set of prophetic scrolls called the Sibylline Oracles on how best to respond to the ...