The Etruscans and Romans were fierce rivals and clashed in pivotal wars. What were the major battles that defined this ancient conflict?

Archaeologists have uncovered an ancient Roman forum from more than 2,000 years ago at the site of an unknown city. A team of researchers made the discovery at the archaeological site La Cabañeta in ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Timothy Joseph, College of the Holy Cross (THE CONVERSATION) In a week filled with ...

Israeli airstrikes targeting Lebanon's eastern city of Baalbek threaten to put at risk some of the largest and best-preserved temples constructed by ancient Rome, the United Nations' cultural agency ...

A millennia-old helmet that saw ancient Rome’s first great Mediterranean war was recently unearthed in Italy. The find was announced by the Sicilian regional government in a Sept. 5 announcement. In a ...

The Ancient Roman civilization is well known for its ingenuity, with fantastic engineers and builders creating what is still in use today. Take those famous aqueducts, for instance: According to ...