During the first century, people across Rome were obsessed with chariot races, which frequently produced horrific crashes.However, one charioteer steered his way to victory more than 2,000 times.

Slavery had a long history in the ancient world and was practiced in Ancient Egypt and Greece, as well as Rome. Most slaves during the Roman Empire were foreigners and, unlike in modern times, Roman ...

In the golden days of Rome, life required slaves. Lots of them. How and where to buy the best gets “The Roman Guide to Slave Management: A Treatise by Marcus Sidonius Falx” (Overlook, $24.95, 192 ...

Pompeii may symbolize catastrophe, but its aftermath provides a blueprint for rebuilding. By Annalee Newitz Mx. Newitz is a contributing Opinion writer. Their most recent book, “Four Lost Cities: A ...

New U.S. citizens take the Oath of Allegiance during a special naturalization ceremony at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services District Office in the Manhattan borough of New York City, ...

Hadrian's Villa in Tivoli, Italy, incorporated a network of secret underground passageways that merchants and slaves used to keep the enormous estate running Marco Placidi Amateur archaeologists have ...

Archeologists working in central England have found a shackled skeleton which, they say, provides physical evidence that slavery was practiced in Roman Britain. The adult male was buried in a ditch ...

Iron fetters around the skeleton's ankles were secured in the center with a padlock. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A man who ...