The ancient city of Rome is nothing short of mesmerizing—and staying in one of the best Airbnbs in Rome makes it all the ...

Surface texture of a fossilized shell. Shallow depth of field macro. Exploring the ancient world. Archaeological excavations. Close-up of ancient mollusk fossils discovered by archaeologists.

Archaeologists uncover an ancient burial site with Egyptian, Greek, and Roman graves at Tell Ruwad Iskandar, Egypt. Credit: Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities Archaeologists have uncovered an ancient ...

Credit: Reuters. For centuries, the stark white marble statues of ancient Greece and Rome have stood as timeless symbols of classical beauty. But these sculptures, now frozen in monochrome ...

Sarcophagus Lid with Reclining Couple, second half of 2nd century CE (Roman, Imperial Period, Torlonia Collection, Rome), is featured in “Myth and Marble: Ancient Roman Sculpture from the ...

The collection’s first stop is the Art Institute of Chicago. Titled “Myth and Marble: Ancient Roman Sculpture From the Torlonia Collection,” the exhibition will feature 58 sculptures ...

The mummy of a first-century-B.C. individual found in Egypt was not pregnant and did not have cancer, according to a new CT study.

Prior work suggested that during the mid-Middle Paleolithic (80,000 to 130,000 years ago), the southern Levant was home to at least three different groups of Homo: modern humans, Neanderthals and ...

The only other uncovered ruin of Roman Cologne is the Roman Tower, which also dates back to the 1st century. Any other remnants of ancient Colonia remain underneath modern-day Cologne, and have yet to ...

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. The ruins of an ...

Unearthed in the village of Akaki, near Nicosia, this stunning floor mosaic is one of only a few known worldwide that vividly portray the excitement of ancient Roman hippodromes. The mosaic floor, ...

Holland describes the text as “ancient Rome’s Popbitch.” “It is full of scandal, and extraordinary detail, but it is also very psychologically astute,” he told The Guardian. “It has the quality of a ...