Researchers found a tiny bottle from ancient Rome that contained fecal residue and traces of aromatics, offering evidence ...

This ancient queen of Palmyra conquered Egypt, captured Roman provinces, and nearly transformed her realm into an empire ...

A scientist who figured out the secret behind ancient Rome's self-repairing concrete has recently confirmed his theory at a ...

Archeologists found evidence that ancient Romans may have used a medical treatment involving perfume... and human feces.

The same travertine quarries near Rome that built St. Peter’s Basilica and the Colosseum are still being dug out today, ...

For years, a rumor has circulated online that U.S. President Donald Trump once claimed that Italy and the United States have ...

Ancient Rome didn’t abandon its gods overnight. The rise of Christianity was a slow transformation of the cult-based religious order that had structured Roman life for centuries ...

Key Takeaways Gladiators only fought 2-3 times annually, spending most of their time training intensively in gladiator ...

Long ago, when Romans wanted to build a new temple, they would head to the nearby quarries of Tivoli, chisel out blocks of porous rock called lapis tiburtinus — now known as travertine — and float the ...