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

A common whiff in the Roman city would have come from the animals and the waste they created. Roman bakeries frequently used ...

The First Punic War marked Rome’s brutal entry into overseas conquest and began a century-long rivalry with Carthage that would shape the ancient Mediterranean. This video breaks down the causes, ...

The Huns were nomadic horse warriors, originally from Asia, who invaded Europe in the late fourth century A.D. and carved out an empire that stretched from Asia to Europe.

A Roman silver coin hoard worth almost the same as a legionary's monthly wage in the 2nd Century has been uncovered by a ...

The specific term "martial arts" has a European linguistic root, deeply connected to the Roman god of war. According to ...

Key figures have united to ensure that development plans complement the site of Britain's only known Roman chariot racing ...

THE luxurious but tragedy-stricken villa where the first Roman emperor, Augustus, is believed to have died has been unearthed ...

Zeno was the Byzantine Emperor who witnessed the end of the Western Roman Empire. He is known for being buried alive by his ...

Photos show the inside of the 1,700-year-old tunnel, which was first located in the 1960s but “covered for a very long period of time.” ...

Arthur Brand, nicknamed the "Indiana Jones of the Art World," said the latest discovery was among his most significant.

Incentives matter in other kinds of conflict, too. Pirates of the 18th century were also keen to avoid fighting. Not only was ...