Christianity spread across the Roman Empire through persecution, cultural adaptation, and the transformation of pagan beliefs ...

Two years ago, a viral trend tore through TikTok wherein women asked the men in their lives how often they thought about the ancient Roman Empire. Much to the surprise of their loved ones, the common ...

Just outside Elche, calm fields and gentle hills sit over an unexpected secret. La Alcudia conceals its history so thoroughly ...

Roman Emperor Valerian’s capture by Shapur I at Edessa was the lowest point in Roman history, exposing the empire's sudden ...

A $2.3 million restoration is using advanced laser technology to clean and preserve the 1,840-year-old Rome’s Column of Marcus Aurelius.

When discussing the ancient world and how it impacts us today, there’s perpetually a massive tunic-clad and public-bathing elephant in the room: the Roman Empire. According to a recent social media ...

Archaeologists analyzing a Roman sewer at Vindolanda uncover evidence soldiers lived with chronic gut parasites despite ...

For the first time in 2,000 years, a Roman arm guard can be seen in its entirety after a painstaking reconstruction that saw the assembly of dozens of found fragments. The piece of brass armor was ...

Excavations of an ancient construction site in Pompeii have revealed the process of how Romans mixed their self-healing concrete.

Western civilization arose in Greece in the 8th century BC, when some 1,500 city-states emerged from a murky, illiterate ...