The final decades of the second century BC, and the first decades of the first century BC, were an incredibly tumultuous time in Roman history. Besides wars against Rome’s allies on the Italian ...

They performed before thousands and could become celebrities, yet actors in ancient Rome were stripped of their civic rights.

After decades locked away in a basement, some of the finest sculptures from antiquity have been pulled from the gloom and returned to public view in Rome.

The tunnel connected the emperor's box, positioned prominently on the south side of the Colosseum, to the amphitheater’s exterior. This strategic design allowed the ruler to enter and exit without ...

Is this the real reason the Roman Empire collapsed? Throughout antiquity, kingdoms and nations rose and fell but Rome stood strong—until its steep decline. The fall of this ancient superpower is so ...

In a new study published in Gladius, a pair of researchers from the University of Salamanca and the University of Leon ...

There’s a reason archaeologist Ersilia D’Ambrosio can scarcely contain her excitement as she leads the way through dimly lit passageways deep below the Capitoline Hill that was once at the heart of ...