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, ...

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.” ...

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

Film Forum will present the US premiere of AN OFFICER AND A SPY, directed by Roman Polanski, on Friday, August 8. The movie ...

Life’s a lot better when you stay curious and open-minded about the world. That’s easier said than done, however. Adult ...

Cycling enthusiasts particularly love the paved Joseph Plumb Martin Trail, which provides a smooth ride with frequent stops ...

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

By Peter Edwell for The ConversationStanding in the vast ruins of the Baths of Caracalla in Rome, hundreds of gulls circle above. Their haunting cries echo voices from 1,800 years ago.

While modern soldiers may not adopt the testudo formation as the legions of old did, many Roman innovations did lead to developments in warfare.

Before the era of the Romans in southern Italy, the Messapii people crossed the Adriatic Sea and called the Italian peninsula ...

Archaeologists in Stuttgart, Germany, uncovered over 100 horse skeletons believed to have been part of a Roman cavalry unit. These remains are dated to the second century A.D.