A Roman silver coin hoard worth almost the same as a legionary's monthly wage in the 2nd Century has been uncovered by a ...

The Vasari Corridor, the famed covered and elevated passage designed by Giorgio Vasari and linking Palazzo Vecchio to Palazzo ...

The same force that paved the way for the Greek Golden Age sowed the seeds of its political collapse: individualism.

Eight XXL leather shoes have been recovered from Magna, a Roman-era fort along Hadrian's Wall. Archaeologists excavating a ...

Red Sox rookie Roman Anthony is welcomed with open arms after hitting his first career home run at Fenway Park.

To modern eyes, much of Pompeii’s erotic art might look like ancient pornography. But to the Romans, these images weren’t ...

ROMAN SOCIETY. Share full article. Sept. 13, 1885. ... To form a just idea of Roman society it is necessary to understand the Roman character, and that is not an easy matter.

As reported by several ancient sources, including Cicero and Livy, in 204 B.C. the Roman state consulted a set of prophetic scrolls called the Sibylline Oracles on how best to respond to the ...

A Roman pot unearthed at an archaeological dig in London has been opened to reveal cream which is nearly 2,000 years old. The sealed pot full of ointment, complete with finger marks, was discovered at ...

1,800-year-old warhorse cemetery held remains of a beloved horse — and a man considered an 'outsider' to Roman society. News. By Laura Geggel published 5 May 2025 ...

HONG KONG, January 13, 2017 — In this eye-opening presentation, Dean Richard Saller of Stanford University unveils facts about drinking culture in ancient Rome. He compares similarities and ...