While repairing a sewer along Rome's ancient Appian Way, workers came across an incredible discovery: an ancient marble statue of a life-sized figure dressed as Hercules. The statue was discovered ...

Swiss archaeologists recently announced the discovery of an Ancient Roman building after a pedestrian alerted authorities to peculiar stones near a highway construction site.

During construction work in the city of Varna, workers found a well-preserved marble statue dating back to the Roman era outside the fortified walls.

Archaeologists in Germany excavated part of an ancient Roman military camp and found typical artifacts and a very rare pot, officials said. Photo from EggensteinEsca GmbH / M. Zur-Schaepers via ...

Thousands of years ago, Greco-Roman statues offered viewers a multi-dimensional experience that also called to our olfactory senses.

A collection of ancient Roman coins amassed by a former Latin teacher from Connecticut was sold at auction for over $1 million this week.

The Arch of Constantine, a giant ancient Roman arch next to the Colosseum, was damaged after a violent storm hit Rome, conservation authorities said on Tuesday.

A remarkable ancient papyrus has shed new light on Roman legal proceedings in the Near East. Scholars from the Austrian Academy of Sciences, the University of Vienna and the Hebrew University of ...

Nearly 2,000 years ago, ancient Romans enjoyed a variety of snacks when attending events at the Colosseum. Recent archaeological findings have uncovered remnants of these foods, and interestingly ...

Silver fueled the rise of the Roman Empire. But the ancient process of mining and extracting silver was also making the air thick with lead, scientists found.