In Rome, 2025 is a Jubilee Year – so if your travel plans include the Eternal City, it's important to know what the Jubilee ...

The city of Rome was the beating heart of the Roman Empire, which spanned from the rise of Augustus in around 27 BCE until ...

The new research adds context to a long-standing debate about the role lead pollution and poisoning may have played in the ...

Exposure to lead from mining probably lowered I.Q. levels in the empire, research has found. It might be the world’s first ...

Lead pollution might sound like a modern problem, but people were subjected to significant levels during antiquity, too.

Researchers examined three ice core records to identify lead pollution levels in the Arctic between 500 BC to 600 AD.

Why empires fall is a question that fascinates many. But in the search for an answer, imagination can run wild. Suggestions ...

For the first time, visitors will see ancient artifacts from the Griffin Warrior Tomb, during an exhibition in Greece ...

The heady world of the early Christians began with Jewish followers of Jesus and later became dominated by Romans attracted ...

Atop Cividade Hill in northern Portugal, the ancient city of Bracasa Augusta lays in ruin. Today, the site belongs to the ...

AFTER the eating and chat, the dancing and singing, comes the hangover and the spectacle of the long, bleak month of January ...

From deciphering burnt Roman scrolls to reading crumbling cuneiform tablets, neural networks could give researchers more data ...