How often do the men in your life think about the Roman Empire? Maybe more than you think. They may not wear costumes, like these Catalan actors in Spain, but they could still be obsessed.

Archaeologists find 2,000-year-old Roman military sandals in Germany with nails for traction. To march legionaries across the vast Roman Empire, solid footwear was required.

During the Roman period, Samos was quite prosperous as a part of the Roman Empire’s “Province of Asia”. In 189 B.C., ... Antony dressed up in a Dionysos costume. Cleopatra bought tablets of onyx and ...

Mass grave for fighters in Roman Empire-era battle revealed in Vienna The victims were all male. Most were aged 20 to 30 years old and generally showed signs of good dental health.

George Ellul, now 61, was just 15 years old when his parents, Paul and Emmanuelle, bought him the elaborate Roman solider costume for 180 Maltese lira (around €419).

The biggest challenge, however, was striking a balance between historical accuracy and cinematic storytelling, because the goal was not just to depict costumes or architecture, but also a “unique ...

The Roman salute was adopted soon after by Italian fascist dictator Benito Mussolini, who came to power in 1922. Adolf Hitler’s Nazi Party adopted it in 1926, calling it the German salute.

Silver fueled the rise of the Roman Empire. But the ancient process of mining and extracting silver was also making the air thick with lead, scientists found. January 8, 2025 ...

People living during the golden age of the Roman Empire experienced an average 2.5 to 3 point reduction in IQ due to atmospheric lead, according to a study published January 6 in the journal ...

The eastern Roman Empire reached its greatest extent in the 6th century. Light purple represents its military gains from 533 and 565, a period in which the empire was supposedly devastated by ...

Where Did Gladiators Fight? Gladiator duels demanded a commanding stage, and nothing quite screamed “drama” like the Roman amphitheaters. At the height of the Roman Empire, there were more ...

When Janty Yates looked for inspiration for the costumes in 2000’s Gladiator and the upcoming Gladiator II, she didn’t need to pore through books or films to reconstruct the clothing of the Roman ...