The ancient Romans were masters of building and engineering, perhaps most famously represented by the aqueducts.

The sweat of ancient Greek and Roman athletes was a prized commodity believed to confer special health benefits.

A beautifully shot biopic on Lee Miller, a war photographer, capturing both the horrors of war and her extraordinary journey ...

A look at the potential Roman origins of Valentine's Day. What are the origins of Valentine's Day? Perhaps the answer lies in a pagan festival that starts in a cave above Ancient Rome.

"I never imagined something like this. It turns out that we had been living on top of history without even knowing it." For ...

How did the Ancient Romans manage clean water and waste disposal so effectively? Their groundbreaking sanitation system set the standard for future civilizations. Explore how it worked!

David Dunn, a plumber from Sapcote, Leicestershire, is auctioning off 50 coins that he found while metal detecting in summer ...

The Vigiles were Rome’s own firefighters, in charge of reducing fire hazards in the city, as well as street crime.

More than 100 rare artefacts that were dug up from Sharjah's prized archaeological sites were flown to Rome — making it to ...

Hundreds of papyrus scrolls were unearthed in the 1750s in the remains of the Villa of the Papyri in Herculaneum. These ...

The blessing of the candles during Candlemas, or Candelora, as we say in Italian (Image created with DALL-E 2) While firmly grounded in Christian tradition, the Candelora also bears connections to ...

Archaeologists have uncovered an ancient Greek sanctuary in Ponte during the construction of a high-speed railway in Italy.