An ancient Roman mosaic reportedly depicts a woman confronting a leopard, marking the first known visual representation of a ...

Roman wars was interrupted by one of the defining events of the 1st century, and gave birth to one of ancient Rome’s most ...

Ancient Rome was once home to vast collections of knowledge. At its peak, the city contained dozens of public libraries ...

In 89 B.C.E., Pompeii was under siege. An invading army of tens of thousands of soldiers led by Lucius Cornelius Sulla, an ...

Construction on Rome's Metro C has uncovered spectacular Roman ruins, and its new "archaeo-stations" are giving visitors a whole new way to experience the city's ancient past.

Rome marked the 26th edition of its annual celebrations of the city’s founding from April 18 to 21, commemorating its 2,779th ...

Divers recovered weapons, tools, pieces of horse-drawn chariots, ceramic plates, platters and goblets. One archaeologist ...

Archaeologists have discovered a cluster of Roman tombs beneath a modern street in Rome, revealing changing burial practices.

As the saying went, all roads once led to Rome — and those roads stretched 50% longer than previously known, according to a new digital atlas published Thursday. The last major atlas of ancient Roman ...

A new analysis of classical medical texts suggests dementia was extremely rare in Ancient Greece and Rome 2,000 to 2,500 years ago.

When in ancient Rome, do as the Romans do. For senior engineering students at Illinois University Carbondale, that means ...

Recently uncovered damage to walls in Pompeii displays patterns that may have been made by an ancient “machine gun” called a ...