Ancient Roman ideas of privacy differed radically from our own, and their communal toilets reveal a mindset almost impossible ...

Ancient Romans were big fans of olive oil, consuming an average of five gallons per person per year by one estimate. Beyond cooking and eating, olive oil played a central role in daily life, serving ...

While slaves in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii were considered no more than "speaking tools", some received better food ...

During the age of emperors, Roman sculpture was of artistic, religious, and political importance, and often took on epic ...

Scientists excavating the ruins of Pompeii have discovered a construction site left frozen in time by the eruption of Italy's ...

Explore the role of water in Ancient Rome, a city sustained by impressive engineering. Explore the role of water in ancient Rome, a city sustained by 12 aqueducts that supplied its fountains, ...

The experts who analysed the coins believe, based on the dates on the coins, that the discovery unburied a treasure which was ...

A newly discovered monumental basin in Gabii hints at how early Romans experimented with city planning long before Rome’s own layers were buried. In the center of the ancient city of Gabii, just 11 ...

Construction workers in Italy recently came across the site of an ancient laundry near the Vatican, officials say. Italy's Ministry of Culture announced the surprising findings in a press release on ...

Archaeologists working at the Ancient Bononia site in Vidin, Bulgaria have made a remarkable discovery that offers fresh insight into Roman marriage customs. A substantial gold ring weighing 23.63 ...