This in-depth look at Roman wealth uncovers how figures such as Marcus Licinius Crassus and Seneca built complex financial portfolios through rural estates, urban real estate, slave labor, trade ...

The same travertine quarries near Rome that built St. Peter’s Basilica and the Colosseum are still being dug out today, ...

Key Takeaways Gladiators only fought 2-3 times annually, spending most of their time training intensively in gladiator ...

Although violence occurring at the hands of ICE agents may seem overwhelming and shocking, it is an unsurprising tactic of empire.

Archaeologists recently unearthed the remains of ancient Roman marching camps in Saxony-Anhalt — a first for one of Eastern ...

A remarkable Roman mosaic found in Rutland turns out to tell a forgotten version of the Trojan War. Rather than Homer’s famous epic, it reflects a lost Greek tragedy by Aeschylus, featuring vivid ...

Despite having one season and never being cancelled formally, Peacock's Spartacus alternative is once again topping charts.

The discovery prompted an international search to figure out how the ancient headstone made it to New Orleans.

Perched on a high rock near Corinth are the remains of the Temple of Aphrodite, which once housed a thousand prostitutes.

Imagine the bustle of a central street at dusk. The sound of conversation, the clinking of glasses, the smell of meat grilling. This is not a scene from a modern tavern in Plaka, but the image the ...

While the tombs and the shrine were found within the modern city's boundaries, they would have been situated outside the ancient walls of Rome. Two Roman Republic-era tombs were discovered during ...