The roar of the arena crowd, the bustle of the Roman forum, the grand temples, the Roman army in red with glistening shields ...

Roman salting plants processed fish so thoroughly that researchers struggle to identify the species once used in ancient ...

Ancient Rome refers to a city that became the center of an empire that flourished for roughly 600 years. During that time, the empire would grow to stretch from northern England to the Middle East ...

Mangled bones found at a one-time manufacturing facility pinpoint species used to make a quintessential condiment.

Public baths also often featured gymnasiums, libraries, restaurants and exercise yards. Archaeological evidence suggests even ...

Two dozen Caravaggio paintings from museums and private collectors across the world are on display in Rome's Palazzo ...

While modern scholars discount some of the accounts of ancient Roman historians, they agree that during the first phase of its history—from approximately 753 to 509 B.C.—Rome was ruled by kings.

Investigators say they have figured out how bronze statues from a shrine built 2,000 years ago in Asia Minor to venerate the emperors of Rome ended up in museums around the world.

Archaeologists discovered a sealed and untouched Etruscan tomb in the San Giuliano Necropolis near Rome, offering insight ...

Avoid Taxes in Ancient Rome?: A manuscript discovered in the Judean desert contains trial notes on an intricate tax-evasion scheme that involved forgery, fiscal fraud and the false sale of slaves.

NEW YORK (AP) — Nero’s ancient Rome and Jazz Age New York were similar.