Some believe the basilica on Vatican Hill was built over the martyred bones of the apostle Peter—but is that true? After ...

An ancient-DNA analysis of victims in Pompeii who died in Mount Vesuvius' eruption reveals some unusual relations between the ...

The remains of that structure — the only concrete ... rest of the world with its export. The Roman general Julius Caesar was forced to set fire to his own ships during the Siege of Alexandria in 48 BC ...

The burial is called a “composite inhumation,” a practice in which a group will build a skeleton for social purposes from the ...

Nero, who ruled from A.D. 54 to 68, is often remembered as one of history’s most notorious emperors, his reputation steeped ...

A recent discovery has brought new light to an ancient Mediterranean port and its role in cross-cultural exchanges. Near ...

Eswatini in southern Africa is home to the world’s oldest ochre mine. A new study dates that mine to a full 48,000 years ago. Ochre is a clay-based pigment that was incredibly popular at that time, ...

The largest known Roman amphitheatre was the Colosseum in Rome, capable of holding up to 50,000 spectators. Several amphitheatres, such as the Pula Arena in Croatia and the Nimes Arena in France, have ...

The forum was the "heart" of ancient Roman cities, serving as a hub for commercial, political, religious and social activities.

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Excavations in the ancient city ... the theater structure. The findings indicate that the theater was used for purposes beyond its original intent during the Eastern Roman period and served ...

For example, one estimate is that one third of the Roman empire’s entire revenue was generated by taxes on trade with ancient India. Historian William Dalrymple’s latest book — The Golden ...