Roman society was, in many ways, surprisingly sophisticated. It built remarkable things like aqueducts that snaked over long ...

Porta Collina (Hill Gate) was one of the entrances to Ancient Rome, opened, according to tradition, by King Servius Tullius ...

However, from ancient times ... of Water. 16 Roman Missal , Easter Vigil 42: Blessing of Water: "Abrahae filios per mare Rubrum sicco vestigio transire fecisti, ut plebs, a Pharaonis servitute ...

Excavations in Pompeii revealed that four people, including a child, tried to seek shelter from the eruption of Mount ...

One of the world’s oldest cookbooks, De Re Coquinaria, contains recipes for familiar staples, along with more exotic fare.

An earthquake in Croatia led to a chain of events that helped archaeologists recently discover an ancient Roman theater, officials say. Croatia’s Ministry of Culture and Media announced the find ...

Tourism is surging in many places around the world—swarmed national parks, throngs of visitors amassing in churches and ...

The only surviving ancient Roman cookbook reveals the ancient origins behind Europe’s most iconic dishes and flavors.

What did the melodies that accompanied rituals, theaters, or banquets in ancient Greece and Rome more than two thousand years ago actually sound like? A mathematical analysis of all the compositions ...

A monumental Roman complex has been revealed in Athens, and the city is gaining another open-air archaeological site in its ...

Archaeologists unearthed skeletal remains of four people in a well-appointed Roman home, along with signs of their efforts to ...

From protein-filled meals to the benefits of lentils and intermittent fasting, the Classical world had strong opinions about ...