Bodies, potentially decaying, were a more common sight in ancient Rome than now. Suetonius, writing in the first century CE, ...

The roar of the arena crowd, the bustle of the Roman forum, the grand temples, the Roman army in red with glistening shields ...

A new exhibition in London (open until February 2026) called Thirst: In search of freshwater highlights how civilisations ...

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Museums, foundations and art centers are vying to attract vacationers with a wealth of offerings, giving them the chance to ...

Hygiene and Religion in Ancient Greece As the saying goes “Cleanliness is next to Godliness,” but the for the ancient Greeks there were more literal religious dimensions associated with hygiene.

A landmark work by the 19th-century Filipino painter and activist Juan Luna is one of the newest highlights at the Louvre Abu ...

Roman salting plants processed fish so thoroughly that researchers struggle to identify the species once used in ancient ...

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