Two years ago, a viral trend tore through TikTok wherein women asked the men in their lives how often they thought about the ...

Excavations of an ancient construction site in Pompeii have revealed the process of how Romans mixed their self-healing concrete.

Excavations of sewer drains at a Roman fort in northern England have revealed the presence of several parasites that can ...

A new analysis of sewer drains from the Roman fort of Vindolanda, close to Hadrian's Wall, has shown that the occupants were ...

Roundworms are eight- to 12-inches-long and live in the intestines, They can cause abdominal pain, fever, and diarrhea. The types of roundworms typically in humans include pinworms and ascariasis, but ...

Even after the fall of Rome’s last emperor, a fully Roman state endured in northern Gaul—governed, defended, and administered like the old Empire itself. This is the overlooked story of the last ...

It probably sucked to be a Roman soldier guarding Hadrian’s Wall circa the third century CE. W.H. Auden imagined the likely ...

Italian restorers have used laser beams to clean an ancient Roman marble column in the piazza outside the prime minister’s office, removing layers of dust and grime that had covered the monument for d ...

From Attila’s former subjects to a fleeting Danube kingdom, the Rugii left surprisingly vivid traces—thanks to the Life of Saint Severin, a rare window into collapse, violence, and desperate survival ...

In the early fourth century A.D., Rome was notorious for persecuting Christians. Yet the night before battle, Constantine ...

Researchers are uncovering new details about Egypt's northern coast through ancient Greek and Roman ruins at Darazya, near El ...

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