Clues from a digital reconstruction of a lavish ancient home are changing how researchers understand Pompeii’s elite.

A new AI tool has the potential to turbocharge our understanding of all human history, researchers say. Artificial intelligence has already been used to fill in gaps in ancient Roman scrolls, but a ...

The open-access journal PLOS ONE published a study led by Beniamino Mecozzi of Sapienza University of Rome that offers one of the most precise views of early human behavior in Europe. The team ...

"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it," goes the saying we've all heard and paraphrased one way or another when talking about the past, current events, and even personal ...

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 robotic system is revolutionizing the restoration of Pompeii's ancient Roman frescoes. The technology, part of the RePAIR project, utilizes advanced AI and precise robotics to aid archaeologists ...

Aerial view of the temple of Venus located in the archaeological park of Baia, a hamlet of Bacoli, in the metropolitan city of Naples, in Campania, Italy. It was an octagonal thermal building, with ...

How often do you think about the Roman Empire? For a team of international researchers who went all in and mapped the ancient Roman road system, the answer — truly — is every day. And now, anyone can ...

In a city filled to the brim with iconic buildings of both the ancient and not-so-ancient variety, the Colosseum of Rome stands apart from the rest. The ancient stadium, an arched, elliptical arena, ...

Engineers believe Hadrian’s Aqueduct, which was constructed in the second century, can help the city conserve dwindling water supplies amid worsening droughts. During a 2024 heat wave, residents and ...