The image of a toga-wearing Roman faded by late antiquity. In this video, we explore how late Roman citizens, soldiers, and officials dressed after the 3rd century AD and how their attire reflected a ...

Portus lulius was a Roman naval base at Misenum, which used to be the headquarters of the Roman Empire’s fleet in the Tyrrhenian Sea, the Classis Misenensis. This fleet was commanded by Pliny the ...

Bones found at the site of an ancient fish-processing plant were used to genetically identify the species that went into a ...

Researchers from the University of Tokyo have unearthed what may be an ancient villa they believe belonged to the first Roman ...

Roman men liked to write, and they did a lot of it, and then over time, the people who were obsessed with Rome wrote a lot about them and their times. The Founding Fathers of the United States ...

It’s not coincidental that today’s optional memorial follows the Solemnity of Peter and Paul. Sts. Peter and Paul stand at ...

D uring the Roman Empire's more than 500-year run, more than 30 of ancient Rome's 82 emperors were assassinated while in office. Indeed, being the most powerful person in the land was often a death ...