The marble sculpture, discovered at Chersonesos Taurica in Crimea in 2003, has been identified as a woman named Laodice ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

Rome’s Colosseum not only hosted gladiatorial games, but also animal hunts, mock-up naval battles, and even a few plays.

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

Restoration work on a centuries-old canal in Wales has been halted after construction workers discovered what is believed to ...

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 ...

Two millennia ago, the aromas of Arabian scents such as frankincense and myrrh drifted through the markets of ancient Rome.

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 ...