When the Western Roman Empire fell in 476 AD, it is often imagined as a moment of sudden collapse and chaos. But for the ...

A new exhibition in Hungary brings ancient residents of the Roman frontier city of Aquincum to life with detailed facial ...

Using archaeology, anthropology and DNA analysis, experts reconstructed Roman-era faces and paired them with imagined life ...

Frieze from Roman sarcophagus representing Putti with sundial (140–160 CE), marble (courtesy Musée du Louvre, Paris, Département des Antiquités grecques ...

The life of a Roman soldier was full of risk, danger and camraderie, but it could also be beset with loneliness. Many soldiers joined in order to build a better future for themselves. We know this was ...

For wealthy Romans, life was good. They lived in beautiful houses – often on the hills outside Rome, away from the noise and the smell. They enjoyed an extravagant lifestyle with luxurious furnishings ...

It was a long way away from the comforts of Rome, a lonely outpost in a cold, gray land. Standing in the watchtower, the Roman soldiers looked out across the hills, keeping an eye out for signs of ...

For most Romans, life followed the rhythm of the sun. Without strong artificial lighting, work ended at dusk and the unlit streets became dangerous terrain. Ordinary citizens gathered in neighborhood ...

Leaving a major political body is nothing new for mainland Britain. In 409AD, more than 350 years after the Roman conquest of 43AD, the island slipped from the control of the Roman Empire. Much like ...