There were many ways in which the elites of ancient Roman society flaunted their wealth. They built vast villas, sponsored ...

A few weeks into his second term, President Donald Trump signed two executive orders restricting the rights of trans workers ...

Though rare, female gladiators did appear in the Roman arena, challenging ancient Rome’s expectations and revealing how ...

Learn what this Roman emperor's secret garden meant to Roman society and why the discovery speaks to ancient Roman life. Jake Parks is a freelance science writer and editor for Discover Magazine, who ...

It was an optimistic time. A healthy economy showered wealth on elites and allowed many ordinary citizens to live comfortably. Local goods and exotic imports filled shops and markets. Political ...

Roman society was a seething mass of complex and competing relationships. In such a cutthroat world, how did you attain and display your status? Roman society is often represented as one of social ...

The buried buildings of Pompeii were designed to last only a few decades - but are still standing after nearly 2000 years. Dr Salvatore Ciro tells how the little town was rough-handled when it was ...

Two thousand years ago, on August 19, 14 AD, Caesar Augustus died. He was Rome’s first emperor, having won a civil war more than 40 years earlier that transformed the dysfunctional Roman Republic into ...

Some 2,000 years ago, a high-ceilinged room under of one of Rome's most opulent palaces was a busy, smelly space. Inside the damp chamber, a bench, perforated by about 50 holes the size of dinner ...

The collaborative, interdisciplinary work of the Neubauer Collegium for Culture and Society at the University of Chicago will be bolstered by a major gift to the University from philanthropist ...