In southern Sicily, where the hills of Agrigento overlook the Mediterranean Sea, an international team of archaeologists has ...

Unusual rocks on an Icelandic beach were dropped there by icebergs, adding to evidence that an unusually cool period preceded ...

Rome, with a population of around 75 million, had an average income equivalent to about 2.25 times the subsistence minimum — ...

Ancient Greece has traditionally been periodized into five eras: the Bronze Age, Iron Age, Archaic Age, Classical Age, and ...

In a significant discovery from Ancient Rome, archaeologists have unearthed a mass grave of Roman soldiers beneath a soccer ...

Recessed spaces have a long history going back at least hundreds of years — from the irori, or sunken hearth, in traditional ...

In ancient Rome, spices came to the city from every corner of the Empire and were often so precious that they could be used ...

In development at new developer studio Three Friends, founded by industry veterans, it's based around the fall of Ancient Rome. Here you'll work with your friends to fight off undead hordes as you ...

The best hotels in Rome complement the Eternal City’s rich tapestry of art, culture and cuisine. With a hospitality scene that has just hit its stride, this city seemingly debuts new hotels each ...

New discoveries related to works of art in ancient Greece and Rome continue to be unearthed. A Danish study published in the Oxford Journal of Archaeology in March found that statues in antiquity ...

By the time Rome conquered Greece in 146 BC, Sparta was already a shadow of its former self, far from the mighty and fearsome superpower of the ancient world. Nonetheless, Sparta’s decline was not ...