While excavating at the ancient fort of La Loma in the northern Iberian Peninsula, archaeologists found the shattered ...

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

A compelling creation myth was a must for every ancient civilisation, but Rome decided that one just wasn’t enough. In myth ...

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

During the age of emperors, Roman sculpture was of artistic, religious, and political importance, and often took on epic ...

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 ...

Archaeologists have uncovered a rare Roman mosaic depicting a long-lost Trojan War narrative, including the weighing of ...

They're all colorful historical nicknames that different cultures have given the powerful spice asafetida—known as hing ...

Archaeologists in Budapest have opened a sealed Roman sarcophagus that had not been disturbed for roughly 1,700 years, ...

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

Ancient Greeks prepared Roman gladiators for violent contests, although these were quite different from the Olympics the ...

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