When construction workers started churning up skeletal remains, a project to renovate a soccer field outside Vienna, Austria, ...

The discovery changes the whole timeline of the collapse. Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: A 13-year archeological excavation has shown that what was once believed a backwater town ...

Archaeologists in Turkey have unearthed a 1,800-year-old Roman sporting stadium, which holds secrets to daily life in the ...

An erratic leader, a weak Senate and ill-judged economic policies leading to a contraction in world trade. The fall of the ...

There is mounting evidence that after the Romans left Britain, the region's economy didn't suffer as badly as once thought.

A pot containing 1,368 Roman coins from the year 55 AD has been found in Worcestershire, the largest treasure trove from Nero ...

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

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

Resting on the seafloor was a remarkably preserved bronze helmet, complete with cheek guards still intact. The helmet is in ...

Archaeologists uncover rare coins from last Jewish revolt in Galilee, revealing new evidence of the 351 CE uprising against ...

Mike Duncan has covered the rise and fall of empires on his podcasts The History of Rome and Revolutions, and he knows what ...

Visigoth women may have worn eagle-shaped pins as a symbol of power. These two eagle-shaped pins were discovered in central ...