Clues from a digital reconstruction of a lavish ancient home are changing how researchers understand Pompeii’s elite.

While slaves in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii were considered no more than "speaking tools", some received better food ...

Archaeologists discovered rare Roman relics at Bremenium Fort in northern England, including 2,000-year-old preserved fruit, pottery and military artifacts.

Though rare, female gladiators did appear in the Roman arena, challenging ancient Rome’s expectations and revealing how ...

The 1,800-year-old Ketton mosaic discovered at England's Rutland villa features a rare retelling of the Trojan War myth not ...

Archaeologists have removed the lid of a sealed ancient Roman sarcophagus, finding preserved remains of a young woman who died 1,700 years ago. The team with the Budapest History Museum discovered the ...

The people of ancient Rome didn’t have access to modern science, but they still developed complex – and incredibly intuitive ...

There were 22 gold objects, in addition to other impressive grave goods, buried with the deceased, indicating they were ...

Exceptionally Heavy Roman Gold Ring Unearthed in Bulgaria's Ancient Bononia. Archaeologists working at the Ancient Bononia site in Vidin, Bulgaria have made a remarkable discovery ...

Many of the world’s most fascinating archaeological sites are overshadowed by their more famous neighbors, leaving countless ...