Ready to ditch the dating apps? Try loitering outside a courthouse instead - it’s one of many tips the ancient Greeks and Romans had for finding love.

Archaeologists perplexed to find ‘very large’ Roman leather shoes at ancient fort - Largest of the finds was close to modern ...

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 ...

Researchers reveal what Ancient Rome smelled like – and it’s disgusting - The scents of decaying bodies and human waste would have mingled in the bustling streets ...

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

To modern eyes, much of Pompeii’s erotic art might look like ancient pornography. But to the Romans, these images weren’t ...

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

Rome is trending as a much-buzzed-about vacation choice. Gaze at iconic landmarks, hushed hideaways, dreamy hotels, culinary ...

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.

Their enemies portrayed them as barbarians, but their artifacts tell a different story. Between their weapons, jewelry, and ...