In ancient Rome, putting on theatrical plays was not just a form of entertainment – it became a powerful tool of propaganda ...

Recent discoveries reveal a new giant dinosaur species in Brazil and ancient Roman use of human excrement medicinally. The Brazilian fossils show links to European species, suggesting ancient land ...

A rare Roman temple dedicated to mystery cult deity Mithras was discovered in Germany, with the oldest-known sanctuary in Bavaria dating to the first or second centuries A.D.

The persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire is often imagined as constant and widespread, but historical evidence suggests a more complex reality. In many cases, punishments were local and ...

Scholars studying ancient languages have identified striking similarities between the names of major sky gods across Indo-European cultures. Deities such as Zeus in Greece, Jupiter in Rome, and ...

Pasta originated in Ancient Greece as thin slices of dough around 1000 BC, shaping the world’s favorite comfort food.

Archaeologists in southern Italy uncover 34 ancient tombs at Pontecagnano Faiano, including child burials and Samnite-era grave goods.

Stately portraits, raucous frescoes, delicate jewelry, and intricate mosaics—all these treasures and more fill the galleries of Ancient Splendor: Roman Art in the Time of Trajan. The new special ...

Recent discoveries highlight a giant dinosaur species in Brazil, challenge bonobos' peaceful image, connect a New Mexico fossil to T. rex lineage, and reveal that Romans employed human excrement in ...

Archaeologists in Russia have uncovered the remains of a roughly 6,000-year-old board game that could represent an ancestor of chess.

Rome is the only city where you can travel over 2,000 years of history on your way to lunch, and nobody acts impressed. Ancient engineers, rival nations, secret keyholes, and daily coin tosses all ...

One of the hottest tickets in Rome these days is for a four-lecture series on the Antichrist being given by Silicon Valley ...