Discovered in 1912 and closed to visitors for more than a century, Rome’s "Casa dei Grifi" will open to the public in March.
The sweat of ancient Greek and Roman athletes was a prized commodity believed to confer special health benefits.
People expect English from an American — not fluent Latin straight out of Ancient Rome. When I start speaking, listeners ...
Archaeologists found Greek and Roman cooking pots in one Roman city were made the same way, revealing shared daily life.
About 2,000 years ago, life in the Roman town of Pompeii—located in modern-day Italy—looked a lot like life anywhere else.
What was it really like to be an Ancient Roman Gladiator? Did these fighters live a life of fame, fortune and glory? Were they respected and admired? Or were they subjugated to a life of hardship and ...
How far back does the rich history of Italian olives and oil stretch? My new research, published in the American Journal of ...
A routine patrol by Italian police has revealed the wreck of an ancient Roman cargo vessel, with multiple amphorae still preserved on the seabed.
Recent ASI excavations at Kodumanal, Tamil Nadu, have unearthed significant evidence of early civilization and craft activity ...
The vast majority of Rome’s population lived in insulae—apartment buildings ranging from luxurious units for senators to cramped, cell-like rooms for migrant workers. From fire hazards and collapsing ...
This discovery also shows that substances considered unclean today were once valued as medicinal ingredients in ancient ...
The Roman-era poison maker Locusta allegedly played a part in the deaths of Emperor Claudius and his son Britannicus. What do we know about her life story?