Archaeologists in Switzerland have uncovered the ruins of a Roman-era amphitheater — possibly the youngest on record — where ...

When you’re the emperor Augustus, they let you do it.

The social context and settings were defined (a middle-class family in a working class neighborhood in Zaragoza where the protagonist hears on television a news item about the discoveries made by a ...

Researchers identified the burial spot at the dig site (pictured) as a gladiator tomb thanks to ... a 1,600-square-foot necropolis — an ancient cemetery with ornate tomb monuments — located ...

Archeologists have uncovered the burial in Liternum, an ancient town in Campania that flourished from the 1st century BC to ...

Archaeologists recently uncovered the remains of a remarkably well-preserved dog from ancient Rome – and the discovery highlights the prevalence of ritual sacrifice in antiquity. The excavation ...

Buried beneath a quiet Italian town, a 2,000-year-old necropolis has revealed the rare tomb of a Roman gladiator. This 1,700-year-old tomb is part of a larger burial site once known as Liternum, a ...

In anticipation of the Jubilee and the expected increase in visitors – up to 35 million, a major rise from the 7-10 million who visit every year – Rome has had a facelift. Piazzas are spruced ...

They were masters of ancient Rome – powerful, ruthless military generals who had expanded the sphere of Roman influence, seizing power for themselves and seeking to add the vast Egyptian empire to ...

Or, discover the incredible stories of some of Rome’s most famous gladiators. A staff writer for All That's Interesting, Kaleena Fraga has also had her work featured in The Washington Post and Gastro ...

Italian archaeologists recently unearthed ancient Roman tombs during the excavation of a necropolis – including one bearing the epitaph of a gladiator. The discovery was announced by the ...