A supposed "backwater" of the Roman Empire is challenging traditional assumptions about the ancient civilization's decline, according to a research project that has lasted more than a decade. For 13 ...

Before the Punic Wars, as Rome and Carthage edged towards conflict in the third century BC, the balance of power in the ...

A new digital atlas, published on Thursday, has revealed the ancient Roman road network stretched an astonishing 50 per cent further than previously understood, challenging long-held perceptions.

Roman “wax tablets” were wooden frames holding a thin layer of wax used like a reusable notepad. The wax is gone in the Tongeren material, but stylus pressure sometimes bit deep enough to leave ...

Ancient Rome’s reputation for bad emperors partly rests on hostile sources written after the fact – and Domitian may be the ...

Scientists at U.K.-based DeepMind, the Google LLC laboratory that specializes in advanced artificial intelligence, have developed a solution to decipher ancient Roman texts that are often damaged and ...

The Roman-era poison maker Locusta allegedly played a part in the deaths of Emperor Claudius and his son Britannicus. What do we know about her life story?

In the heart of the ancient Roman city of Gabii, located just 11 miles east of Rome, a team of archaeologists led by University of Missouri professor Marcello Mogetta has made a remarkable discovery: ...

Pergamon’s setting strengthens the interpretation. The city was closely tied to the sanctuary of Asclepius and long had a reputation for healing. The Asklepion at Pergamon became one of antiquity’s ...