Archaeologists in Sicily have uncovered a rare Roman mosaic depicting sandals resembling modern flip-flops at Villa Romana ...

The wall is the largest Roman archaeological feature in Britain and was built to defend the northernmost limit of the Roman Empire.

Nero, Rome’s emperor from 54 to 68 C.E., rose to power at a young age and remained focused on himself, letting the needs of ...

The use of white cloth to signal a desire for peace or surrender dates back to ancient times. Roman historian Livy recorded Carthaginians using “white wool and branches of olive” to signal defeat in ...

Like the Byzantines, whose empire survived on ceremony long after it lost its soul, Nigeria developed the rituals of state without the substance of governance. Constitutions were written, torn, ...

When archaeologists unearth ancient shoes, the artifacts are usually about the same size as the footwear we use today. However, during recent excavations in northern England, researchers were ...

Google’s DeepMind has unveiled a new artificial intelligence tool capable of deciphering and contextualising ancient texts, including Roman-era Latin inscriptions. The new AI, named Aeneas ...

A software model from Google DeepMind put a more precise date on an important Latin text credited to a Roman emperor as a demonstration of its capabilities.

Archaeologists discovered a trilobite fossil in Spain, likely from the Roman era. The trilobite fossil is only the 11 th ever found worldwide in an archaeological context, and the first linked to ...

Caligula, the ancient Roman emperor infamous for his insanity and cruelty, may have had a soft spot for plants, according to recently published research.

They do illuminate the lifestyle of the Roman soldiers who manned ... these very personal items of clothing," the release says. "The collection includes tiny baby booties, elaborate summer sandals and ...

A huge Roman shoe measuring almost 13 inches long has been discovered near Hadrian’s Wall.