From dealing with nits to learning the three Rs, ancient Roman childhood bore some striking similarities to the modern ...

Archaeologists in Albania have uncovered a large Roman burial chamber dating from the 3rd to 4th century C.E. It’s the first mausoleum of its kind to have been found in the Balkan country, whose ...

Archaeologists recently uncovered the remains of a remarkably well-preserved dog from ancient Rome – and the discovery highlights the prevalence of ritual sacrifice in antiquity. The excavation ...

Two ichthyosaur fossils were uncovered during the dig, including the vertebrae of one of the large marine reptiles. And what ...

Pliny the Elder was an intellectual powerhouse of ancient Rome. Though not a physician, in describing the ideal daily routine ...

Series headliner is followed by 4 additional days of antiquities and ancient art plus a separate March 10-11 auction of ...

Archaeologists in Strasbourg, France uncover evidence tracing the city’s evolution from a Roman military settlement to a modern urban center.

Winemaking practices in coastal Italy during the Roman period involved using native grapes for making wine in jars waterproofed with imported tar pitch, according to a new study. Winemaking practices ...

A population estimate considering now-decomposed wooden houses suggests that Silchester, England, may have been typical of towns across the Roman Empire, CU Boulder researcher finds A rough site plan ...

Two hefty Roman lead ingots (nicknamed “lead pigs”) have been declared treasure after being unearthed on grazing land in Ceredigion, west Wales. Dated to around AD 87 from their lettering, the pair ...

A mysterious carved stone that sat in a Dutch museum for decades has now been identified as a Roman-era game board, with ...

The Roman occupation of Britain nearly 2000 years ago exposed people to new diseases and introduced class divides that restricted access to resources for several communities, a new study has found.