There’s something electric about walking down a street where every stone beneath your feet has witnessed empires rise and fall. In a handful of places around the globe, the ancient past doesn’t hide ...

At winter’s peak, Saturnalia transformed Rome through a rare social inversion whose rituals still echo in modern celebrations ...

In this new study, a team analyzed the genomes of 70 ancient cats, dating back over the last 11,000 years (from about 9000 ...

The hat lay flattened and moth-eaten for more than a century in a museum box. Now, the rare 2,000-year-old headpiece (made ...

Archaeologists working at the animal cemetery at Berenike have documented remains from three dozen primates, marking a significant shift in Roman pet-keeping practices. Previously, the handful of ...

December, the 12th month, has arrived. However, it is said that the word “December” did not originally refer to the 12th month. The Western calendar originated in ancient Rome. The name “December” is ...

A new genetic study reveals that domestic cats arrived in Europe from North Africa around 2,000 years ago, challenging the ...

Many of the world’s most beautiful beach towns started as ancient ports, bustling with trade, sailors, and cultural exchange.

In Starz's new sequel series, former gladiator turned traitor, Ashur, gets a new chance in life, but maintaing his newound ...

The Sabines, a Spartan tribe, shaped the early Romans with their martial skill, social order, and lasting cultural and ...

The ancient city of Bosra, a historic crossroads of civilizations and once a strategic military stronghold, continues to defy ...

Croatia is home to the world's only Roman palace that people still live inside, 1700 years after it was first constructed.