What did Roman houses look like, and how did they vary depending on a person's social status? Even with some considerable ...
Just outside Elche, calm fields and gentle hills sit over an unexpected secret. La Alcudia conceals its history so thoroughly ...
A $2.3 million restoration is using advanced laser technology to clean and preserve the 1,840-year-old Rome’s Column of Marcus Aurelius.
The ancient Romans loved their birds. They rated owls as omens, valued geese as guards, kept chickens for divination, and raised peafowl for food. As for the thrush, a plumb avian of the passerine ...
A major ancient Roman factory found in England sheds light on tool production, with over 800 whetstones and stone anchors ...
Archaeologists working at an excavation site in Pompeii have uncovered new evidence that helps explain why ancient Roman buildings have ...
Greek philosopher Thales of Miletus, often described as the West's first scientist, believed the whole Earth was suspended on ...
Mary Beard, a professor of classics at the University of Cambridge, is known for her frank and provocative reading of history. More than a dozen books and frequent newspaper articles, book reviews, TV ...
Ever wondered where the word Calendar comes from? Explore the fascinating history of timekeeping, from Ancient Rome’s Kalends ...