Archaeology & History What Life Was Really Like for Women in Ancient Pompeii. These ancient artifacts reveal the untold stories and everyday lives of women in the ill-fated Roman city.

Like all women of their time, Asellina and Zmyrina could not vote. But they found influence in their own ways. Asellina owned a popular thermopolium on a bustling corner of ancient Pompeii, where ...

The class of the metics in ancient Greek society has often been overlooked. What were their unique status and roles in the ancient society?

Literate, high-status men with writing ability were responsible for recordkeeping in ancient Egypt. But the job left a mark on their skeletons, a new analysis shows.

A birthday cake had lit candles around it, with each candle representing a year of the celebrant’s life. The celebrant blows ...

What was life like in ancient Rome? These finds from 2023 reveal a luxurious lifestyle By Aspen Pflughoeft. December 27, 2023 11:55 AM.

What Was Life Like in Pompeii? An Immersive Show Revives the Lost Roman City "Pompeii" at the National Museum of Australia brings together 90 artifacts and a recreation of Vesuvius's eruption.

Examine the ancient Greek slave classes and their role in maintaining the economy. How they were represented in art and literature? How it was possible for a citizen to suffer a change of fortune and ...

The Roman Empire once stretched across swathes of Europe, the Middle East and North Africa to encircle the Mediterranean Sea. While the empire is long gone, remnants of its inhabitants’ lives ...

What was life like in ancient Rome? These finds from 2023 reveal a luxurious lifestyle By Aspen Pflughoeft. December 27, 2023 11:55 AM.