As the most enduring symbol of the Roman Empire and one of the most famous landmarks in the world, the Colosseum receives ...

Digging into the lawn of a historic mansion in the capital city of Slovakia, archaeologists and their team of university ...

New research suggests that sculptures were perfumed with sweet-smelling fragrances such as rose and beeswax Sarah Kuta Daily Correspondent In ancient Greece and Rome, statues not only looked ...

where shining skyscrapers are built atop some of the city’s oldest ancient sites. Recent excavations, such as a Roman basilica unearthed in London’s financial district, exemplify the city’s ...

Public ceremonies, lavish processions, and temporary wooden arches were commonplace after victory in Ancient Rome ... Arch of Septimius Severus in the Roman Forum is shown in this 1829 ...

A brain transmuted into glass by the famous volcano should have been impossible. Some scientists say it still is.

Instead, the archaeologists — budding and not — last summer uncovered what may be the oldest existing example in the ancient Roman world of a mikvah, a Jewish ritual bath. They have ...

U.S. News Insider Tip: A normal ticket includes the Colosseum, Roman Forum and Palatine Hill (valid for 24 hours) and you can visit all three in one day. It doesn't include a visit to the ...

It’s one of hundreds of sites that remain long after the Romans left Britain, and just part of the legacy of Ancient Rome. Now Bath was named after the Romans left. But there are plenty of towns ...