A recent archaeological dig in western Germany revealed a Roman-era settlement with 750 artifacts, including a unique burial ...

Archaeologists have uncovered new evidence that suggests Roman presence in Britain continued a full century longer than previously believed. This find challenges the accepted timeline of Rome’s ...

Excavation work in Turkey’s ancient Olympus revealed intricate mosaic patterns and inscriptions at a church entrance. Known ...

There are more than 50 theories for the function of this 12-sided, pentagonal-faced bronze object — but archaeologists have ...

CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy -- Pope Leo XIV called Sunday for “merciful compassion” for the world’s poor, victims of tyranny and ...

A new study on the ancient Greek city of Helike shows how repeated earthquakes transformed the landscape and forced ...

The roar of the arena crowd, the bustle of the Roman forum, the grand temples, the Roman army in red with glistening shields and armour – when people imagine ancient Rome, they often think of its ...

Catacombs such as these were carved over hundreds of years beginning in the second century A.D. from soft rock beneath the outskirts of Rome.

It was built on one of Rome’s hills in the 5th century — according to tradition, because of the pope’s dream and an August snowfall there on what is now also celebrated as the day of Our ...

A recent study published in the journal Vegueta reveals how counterfeit coins were key to sustaining the economy in the final ...

The Greeks and Romans figured out music and exercise go hand in hand more than 2,000 years ago – long before science backed it.