We learn that it’s not just the overwhelmingly White and male field of Classics that is to blame for the lack of attention paid to the everyday workers of Ancient Egypt and Rome, but also the ...

a powerful Phoenician colony in modern-day Tunisia and one of ancient Rome’s most formidable enemies. Carthaginians were known as “Punic people” to the Romans, and the two civilizations ...

The bizarre episode no doubt puzzled his soldiers as much as it does modern historians. Excerpted with permission from The Shortest History of Ancient Rome, Ross King, Pan Macmillan.

The mythical Romulus and Remus may get the credit, but Rome's archaeology reveals that local tribes established the ancient kingdom. A mosaic on the floor of Vittorio Emanuele Gallery is one of ...

ARCHAEOLOGISTS have unearthed ruins from a hidden ancient palace which housed popes ... glimpse into the dangers faced by the papacy in Rome's medieval times. Archaeologists stumbled upon complex ...

Tarquin is credited with ordering the foundations of the Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus (also known as the Temple of Jupiter Capitolinus), the most important temple in ancient Rome, to be laid ...

called “Layers of Rome,” we had traveled to Rome to explore the ancient city. But after watching the election of a new pope between lessons on ancient art and architecture, I have personally witnessed ...

In an online account on Reddit, the mum shared she had named her baby girl Aurelia, drawing from the ancient Roman emperor and philosopher, Marcus Aurelius. She expressed: "My family is very ...

Why should travelers stop by the Pantheon? The Pantheon is ancient Rome's best preserved monument. It was built as a temple to all the gods, but was converted into a Catholic church, which is why ...

This was a time of turmoil among Rome’s aristocratic families, experts say, indicating that the wall around the ancient basilica may have served as a form of defence around it. “The ...

Archaeologists recently announced the discovery of over 100 buried horses dating back to ancient Rome – but the skeletons weren't found in Italy. The excavation took place at Bad Cannstatt ...