When Roman Egypt came under attack from the Kushites in what is now Sudan, the Roman forces responded by destroying a Kushite city – or so we thought ...

Three consecutive years of drought contributed to the "Barbarian Conspiracy," a pivotal moment in the history of Roman ...

When you’re the emperor Augustus, they let you do it.

Long-threatened tariffs from U.S. President Donald Trump are escalating concerns of job losses at the nation's ports. The ...

When digging through the rubble of an ancient church foundation, archaeologists found something unexpected. As crews in Rome ...

Cecrops, Athens’ first king, banned bloody sacrifices and reformed worship with laws, morality, and symbolic offerings.

All parts of the Greek and later Roman world were built upon exploiting either their conquered foes or those with the simple misfortune of being born in the wrong place at the wrong time. Despite its ...

Although the team obviously can’t tie zircon minerals to the Roman Empire’s collapse, their lengthy migration inside frozen ...

Castlefield has a rich ancient history, and nestled in the tapestry of that is the Roman settlement. Take a step back in time ...

Archaeologists have recently unearthed the remarkably well-preserved remains of a dog from ancient Rome, shedding light on ...

In October 2024, a construction team came across a sea of skeletal remains while working on renovations to a soccer field in ...

Members of Trump’s coterie are obsessed with ancient Rome and its collapse. But their interpretation of Roman history is based on common misconceptions.