There were 22 gold objects, in addition to other impressive grave goods, buried with the deceased, indicating they were ...

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

Croatia is home to the world's only Roman palace that people still live inside, 1700 years after it was first constructed.

Archaeologists working at the animal cemetery at Berenike have documented remains from three dozen primates, marking a significant shift in Roman pet-keeping practices. Previously, the handful of ...

Roman military officials stationed at an Egyptian port were crazy about their pets, and seem to have been particularly fond ...

Walking through the ruins of Rome, I was struck by the majesty of a civilisation that understood the power of preservation.

A key figure in this controlled chaos was the Saturnalicius Princeps, or “Leader of Saturnalia.” This mock king was chosen by ...

New archaeological evidence is helping rewrite old myths about disabled people in the ancient world.

An international team of archaeologists has discovered in the ancient Egyptian port of Berenike (or Berenice), on the coast of the Red Sea, a set of six exceptional artifacts that demonstrate, for the ...

Exploring ancient ruins is like stepping into a time machine. Some of these ruins make you wonder how in the world they were ...

A rare example of a sun hat from late Roman Egypt that was stitched together from fabrics in five colors.

A discovery in Sardinia reveals up to 50,000 intact Roman coins, prompting research into trade, shipwrecks, and Mediterranean ...