Ancient Rome was a rigidly hierarchical society where the ruling elite stigmatized everyone who had to work with their hands. Yet Roman workers still found ways to resist exploitation through strikes ...

Archaeologists excavating a Roman-era fort in northern England have unearthed several enormous ancient leather soles that ...

Mangled bones found at a one-time manufacturing facility pinpoint species used to make a quintessential condiment.

Major heat waves across southern Europe have pushed temperatures above 40 C (104 F) in countries including Italy, Spain and ...

By Peter Edwell for The ConversationStanding in the vast ruins of the Baths of Caracalla in Rome, hundreds of gulls circle above. Their haunting cries echo voices from 1,800 years ago.

"What have the Romans ever done for us?" asked the Monty Python film 'Life of Brian', and the truth is that, in addition to ...

Baths, wine, and sex make life worth living’: how ancient Romans used public baths to relax, work out and socialise.

Standing in the vast ruins of the Baths of Caracalla in Rome, hundreds of gulls circle above. Their haunting cries echo ...

From soldier wages to political fortunes, Roman earnings reveal how war, wealth, and ambition shaped power in the ancient ...

From Stone Age astronomy to Viking law and Roman goddesses, cultures across time have honored the longest day of the year ...

First seen in Los Angeles last year, the American Modern Opera Company production unfolds on a turntable that completes a spin each 2 minutes, 8 seconds. An audience of 380 is split into sections on ...