A bioarchaeological investigation has revealed that the quality of life in the countryside was better than city life in the ...

The Roman Empire's enduring legacy has profoundly impacted modern politics, architecture, law, and culture. Yet, its origins ...

Learn what this Roman emperor's secret garden meant to Roman society and why the discovery speaks to ancient Roman life.

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I've been working as a tour guide in Rome since 2008, and it only seems to be getting more crowded with tourists. Instead, go ...

Remains of a civic basilica give archaeologists clues to what the original layout of Roman London looked like.

A new discovery from the Roman empire outlines a juicy case of second-century crime. Containing an extraordinary 133 lines of ...

Newark Advocate faith columnist Jeff Gill explores the history of Valentine's Day and how it connects to today's interpretation of the holiday.

The Romans associated pants with barbarism and eventually banned them, but the legwear eventually became commonplace nonetheless.

The world of the Roman Empire was not just one of legions, emperors, and conquests — it was also a world of legal disputes, ...

An rare discovery in northern Luxembourg has given historians a fresh glimpse into the final years of the Western Roman ...