New DNA analysis reveals how the rise and fall of the Roman Empire ultimately shifted the population in the Balkans.

A silver amulet found next to a skeleton in a 1,800-year-old grave in Germany speaks to the importance — and the risk — of ...

The bronze statuettes appear to correspond to fresco fragments also found in the Roman domus in Reims in northeastern France.

Roman buildings, technologies, words and ideas still permeate our world, while gold-helmeted gladiators, purple-robed ...

An exceptionally preserved 30-pound Roman chainmail, found in 2012 in Bonn, Germany, reveals how ancient soldiers repaired and recycled their armor when they had to take matters into their own hands ...

The torso of the bronze sculpture depicting Septimius Severus was repatriated last year, and a Copenhagen museum has now agreed to return the head ...

The spread of Christianity was made a lot easier by the efficiency of the Roman Empire, but its principles were sometimes misunderstood and membership of the sect could be dangerous. Although ...

For the first time, the Horrea Piperataria, the ancient spice warehouses of the emperors, was opened to the public. Built ...

As the Roman Empire spread across Europe, North Africa and the Middle East, the baths followed, bringing daily civilization to millions of people. Inside the Thermae Most bath complexes were Thermae.

Images of Power from the Ancient World to the Modern Mary Beard From the bestselling author of SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome, the fascinating story of how images of Roman autocrats have influenced ...