The seat is across from the entrance to the Villa of the Mysteries, a large property full of beautiful frescoes located just ...

In what was one of the greatest decoration flexes in ancient Roman design, a wealthy resident of Iuvavum—now modern-day ...

Archaeologists excavating a site within Rome’s Metro Line C have discovered three bronze medals from the 15th century which ...

In 1957, the first fragments of statues were discovered at Sperlonga, Emperor Tiberius's pleasure palace from the first ...

The limestone chamber is marked with inscriptions identifying the deceased and honoring the deity Jupiter. Officials say it's ...

Ancient Roman coins and ornaments were recently unearthed from a wealthy family's home in Histria. The treasure is now housed ...

From a mosaic of flip-flops in Sicily to Cicero's possible sauna, new discoveries prove that bathing has always been about ...

Archaeologists working at Ostia Antica, an ancient Roman port city, have discovered the oldest Jewish ritual bath outside of the Middle East, along with an oil lamp decorated with a menorah dated to ...

As easy as it might seem to dismiss the past as, somehow, a different place, it can be edifying to actually see things from before one was born. History is chock-full of cool things that everyone ...

A "beautifully carved" ancient Roman stone coffin weighing more than 1,600 pounds has been unearthed during road upgrade works in the United Kingdom. The coffin was found along a section of the A47 ...