Ancient Greek and Roman statues didn't originally look like they do now in museums. A new study says they didn't smell the ...

When it comes to Roman Emperors and their fate, a big mystery appears that has baffled historians and archaeologists alike for centuries.

The ancient Roman settlement of Liternum was found in 194 B.C. and thrived for about 400 years before rapidly declining and ...

The display, hosted by Blvgari at the Art Institute of Chicago, showcases the largest private collection of Imperial Roman ...

B oiled eggs mixed with ingredients like garum, asafoetida (silphium), and honey served as the first course of many an ...

After holding a place of honor in the symbolic pantheon of Greco-Roman and early Christian iconography during the first ...

A CURIOUS HYBRID of spoon and fork, the spork might seem like a modern-day convenience—one of those quirky plastic utensils dished out at fast-food joints. But its roots stretch back thousands of ...

Instead, the archaeologists — budding and not — last summer uncovered what may be the oldest existing example in the ancient Roman world of a mikvah, a Jewish ritual bath. They have ...

For centuries, historians and linguists have been searching for the cradle of the Indo-Europeans, an ancient people who shaped history and created the world’s largest language family ...

Croatia In 301 A.D., the Emperor Diocletian made a bold but ultimately unsuccessful bid to address the inflation that was rampaging across the eastern half of the divided Roman Empire. Prices of ...

She paired the shimmering gown with her diamond necklace tiara, giving off a very different vibe than the ancient cameo-style stones featured in her recent headpiece. As for the unearthed jewelry ...

This photo provided by João Zilhão shows forearm bone fragments belonging to an ancient child that appeared to have features from both humans and Neanderthals. (João Zilhão via AP) Advertisement ...