In 9 AD, Rome suffered one of the greatest military disasters in its history when three legions were annihilated in the dense ...

An exhibition in Copenhagen reveals how imperial expansion delivered the vivid dyes, exotic fabrics and real-hair wigs that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Twenty-seven kilometers east of Rome sit the remains of a communal latrine whose concrete has endured for nearly 2,000 years. It ...

Last year, archaeologist Tom Brughmans and colleagues released itiner-e—the largest map of the Roman road system, covering 186,411 miles (300,000 kilometers). Since then, the researchers have been ...

A new study shows how thinkers of ancient Greece and the Roman Empire helped establish the principles that guide modern ...

Do you believe in ghosts? That’s what prominent Roman lawyer and statesman Pliny the Younger asked his friend in a letter around A.D. 100. “I should very much like to know whether you think there are ...

A new analysis of Hadrian’s Villa's concrete reveals how slowly forming calcite helped seal cracks, reinforce pores, and preserve ancient Roman infrastructure for nearly 2,000 years. Hadrian’s Villa ...

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