Pompeii’s unique preservation of the tragic tableaux of its citizens’ final moments has provided archaeologists with a way to ...
Christianity is often viewed as an alternative to Roman religion. But in many ways, Christianity was an expression of Roman ...
UNESCO told Newsweek it "is gravely concerned about the threats posed by the conflict to the region's rich cultural heritage." ...
A pit of human bones, potential evidence of a catastrophic epidemic that struck Constantinople in 541 A.D. Sulfur deposits ...
Ancient DNA has revealed surprises about the identities of some people who perished in the ancient Roman town of Pompeii ...
The actor who played Maximus Decimus Meridius in 2000's 'Gladiator' is set to face the Romans again in a new period film.
The votive plaque was found amid the ruins of an ancient Roman fortress. Researchers think a temple dedicated to the mysterious deity may have stood nearby ...
The "remarkable" church, thought to be more than 1,600 years old, was found in an ancient city by a desert oasis.
Russell Crowe is set to return to the Roman Empire for a new film project in development titled The Last Druid . Crowe ...
Shocking DNA evidence finds that the identities of bodies at Pompeii are completely different than what scientists have ...
Researchers have studied the DNA preserved in the skeletal remains of Pompeii volcanic eruption victims. In 79 CE, the ...