We can probably safely assume Rome, in many areas, was likely pretty dirty and rank-smelling. That said, there's evidence of ...

A Roman-era bridge was discovered in the ancient city of Elefsina, west of Athens during works for a suburban railway line.

On the coast of the Irish Sea, the headland of Drumanagh once served as a trading post two millennia ago. The Irish fort connected the island nation to England and northern Europe where the Roman ...

Turkish underwater archaeologists recently uncovered a 2,000-year-old shipwreck with hundreds of intact plates and bowls. The ...

Was Caligula misunderstood? New research shows the Roman emperor likely knew more about medicinal plants than historians once believed ...

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

DNA from a Roman salting site in Spain reveals sardines were the key fish used in garum, the famous sauce rooted in Greek and ...

Bones found at the site of an ancient fish-processing plant were used to genetically identify the species that went into a ...

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

Roman aristocrats, like all ancient elites, almost universally disliked trade and held the merchants who made it possible in contempt.

Near Bentfeld, Germany, archaeologists discovered a 1,600-year-old wooden well, initially mistaken for a livestock watering hole. The well, along with other artifacts, offers insights into the ...