Two processions total marched through the Roman streets and ended at the Circus Maximus. Members of a confraternity enjoy a drink during the grand procession of the Jubilee of Confraternities in ...

This ancient legal drama unfolded during the reign of Hadrian, after the emperor’s tour of the area around A.D. 130 and presumably before A.D. 132.

Rising above the Circus Maximus, the ancient city’s venue for chariot races, the Aventine is the most southerly of Rome’s seven hills.

View of ancient Rome. Public domain image from Yale Center for British Art. According to Roman mythology, the city of Rome was founded on April 21, 753 BCE, by Romulus, a half-god who vanquished ...

Lead pollution likely dropped the average IQ in ancient Rome by 2.5 to 3 points, a study found. The research is based on an analysis of lead concentrations in ice cores extracted from Greenland.

Myth #4: Nero played the fiddle while Rome burned Nero, who ruled from A.D. 54 to 68, is often remembered as one of history’s most notorious emperors, his reputation steeped in tales of excess ...

Even though the audience might be pleased, the historians have something else to say. With scenes of sharks in flooded Colosseums and ancient Romans sipping tea at cafes, it’s all looking pretty ...

Arcades of shops emerged beneath the stands, which enjoyed booming trades on race days. But when a fire started in those shops in AD 64, during the reign of Nero, and spread to destroy much of the ...

Last August, Travis Scott staged One Night Only In Utopia at Circus Maximus in Rome, Italy to promote his then-newly released album, Utopia. Unfortunately, Scott’s performance was a public ...