A compelling creation myth was a must for every ancient civilisation, but Rome decided that one just wasn’t enough. In myth ...
Other Roman emperors met far more bloody ends than the cheese-loving Antoninus. Nero committed suicide; Galba was murdered by ...
The Roman Empire might have been bigger than we first thought. The uncovering of a hidden road network demonstrates the ...
Archaeologists have compiled the most detailed map yet of roads throughout the Roman Empire in AD 150, totalling almost 300,000 kilometres in length ...
Researchers built the most complete Roman road map ever made, charting nearly 186,000 miles across Europe, North Africa, and ...
Researchers from Italy, Spain, and Tunisia have uncovered the Roman Empire's second largest olive oil manufacturer.
The Roman Empire had an impressive road network. A new dataset now visualizes the road map, adding over 100,000 kilometers of previously unknown routes.
From ritual parades to blood-soaked duels, explore a single day in the life (and death) of the most brutal entertainment in ...
The sarcophagus was found among abandoned houses in a quarter of Aquincum that had been vacated in the 3rd century and later repurposed as a burial ground. Nearby discoveries included a Roman aqueduct ...
The intaglio was likely set in a signet ring and used to stamp correspondence at Bremenium, a military outpost located ...