A thick layer of volcanic mud preserved Pompeii as it was in 79 CE, offering a unique glimpse into life in the Roman Empire.

A Roman gladiator arena that dates back 1,800 years was just discovered in Turkey. This massive amphitheater, which is still ...

The Roman Emperor Nero is reported as holding polished gemstones to his eyes for sun protection as he watched fighting ...

Waves of human migration across Europe during the first millennium AD have been revealed using a more precise method of ...

A groundbreaking discovery in York, England, has unearthed a new chapter in ancient human migration. Researchers analyzing the remains of a Roman-era man, believed to be a gladiator or enslaved ...

Scientists have unveiled a detailed snapshot of human migrations in Europe during the first millennium AD by employing a more ...

Ancient DNA unlocks new understanding of migrations in the ... and another which formed the basis of modern-day German and English. Finding a Roman gladiator? In 2 nd-4 th century York in Britain, 25% ...

Waves of human migration across Europe during the first millennium AD have been revealed using a more precise method of analysing ancestry with ancient DNA ... Finding a Roman gladiator? In 2 nd-4 th ...

LONDON — Like examining the growth rings of an ancient ... emerged from Roman-era Britain. In York (Roman Eboracum) during the 2nd-4th century, researchers identified an individual who may have been a ...

Researchers identified a Roman-era gladiator or soldier with partial Scandinavian ancestry ... intricate migration patterns that shaped early medieval Europe. Understanding ancient human migration has ...

Using a refined method of analyzing ancient DNA ancestry, they analyzed genetic data to ... such as the Iron Age, the fall of the Roman Empire, the Migration Period, and the Viking Age, based on over ...

In real life, Commodus’ end was even messier than his Gladiator counterpart. The actual Roman emperor ... no one does treachery and tragedy like ancient Rome—and Ridley Scott.