Ancient shipwrecks have given scientists fresh insights into why the final remnants of the Roman Empire collapsed - nearly ...

Roman Empire's 'Most Expensive and Sought After Color' Discovered, Dye Worth More Than Weight in Gold Archaeologists have ...

A pit of human bones, potential evidence of a catastrophic epidemic that struck Constantinople in 541 A.D. Sulfur deposits ...

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The "remarkable" church, thought to be more than 1,600 years old, was found in an ancient city by a desert oasis.

Ancient Greeks prepared Roman gladiators for violent contests, although these were quite different from the Olympics the ...

Shocking DNA evidence finds that the identities of bodies at Pompeii are completely different than what scientists have ...

Along Hadrian’s Wall, a 73-mile-long stone barrier built on the northwest edge of the Roman Empire, archaeologists have ...

A small town in the Aragón region of Spain was saved from the floods that killed more than 200 by an ancient Roman dam.

With Gladiator II hitting the cinemas, this four day Spartacus inspired workout plan will pack on serious muscle, no sword ...

Remarkably, the figurine is left-handed—a historically notable detail, as left-handedness was considered a bad omen in ...