A Romana-British metal artwork of a panther is believed to show the severed head of a barbarian.
Beyond the grand reception halls of the Villa of Poppaea unfolds a more intimate Roman world of private baths, slave quarters, guest bedrooms, and gardens designed to master nature itself. From ...
Yet Trimalchio was mistaken. He had not reckoned with Kim Bowes, professor of ancient history and archaeology at the University of Pennsylvania, and a revolution in our understanding of the economic ...
Rare wooden writing tablets uncovered in Tongeren, Belgium, offer insight into law, administration, and literacy in the Roman ...
There is no polity more storied in the west than the Roman Empire, but could its fall have really been caused by its choice ...
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At France's first Roman colony, excavators uncovered a curtain wall and tower foundations that recast the port city of Narbonne's early urban plan
The ruins at Narbonne stand on the spot where Rome first planted its architectural and cultural flag beyond the Italian Alps.
The transformation of the Roman Empire into what modern historians call Byzantium was not a single event but a gradual ...
Eyewitness to the tragic fate of Pompeii. Nephew of a great naturalist. Trusted public servant. Friend of emperors. Famed chronicler of the culture and politics of ancient Rome. Pliny the Younger was ...
The Roman Empire may have fallen more than 1,500 years ago, but its streets never truly disappeared. Across Europe and the Mediterranean, entire towns still follow the original Roman layouts, with ...
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