Archaeologists in the Netherlands recently discovered a sizable conversation starter tucked away in a forgotten storage box.

A hidden Roman sanctuary discovered beneath Frankfurt is offering rare clues about ancient rituals, including possible human ...

Remnants of a “grape-derived product” was also found within one of the burners, the study noted, consistent with literary and ...

A researcher may have identified a depiction of a female hunter—known as a venatrix—in an ancient Roman mosaic. According to ...

The vial, also known as an unguentarium, is commonly believed to have held perfumes or cosmetic oils. A new chemical analysis revealed evidence that ancient Roman physicians used human feces in ...

In 89 BCE, Rome dispatched forces under the command of general Lucius Cornelius Sulla to lay siege to the city. It was one of ...

The site contains 500 years’ worth of continuous Roman burials.

WASHINGTON (AP) — As the saying went, all roads once led to Rome — and those roads stretched 50% longer than previously known, according to a new digital atlas published Thursday. The last major atlas ...

Ancient scientists can be easy to dismiss. Greek philosopher Thales of Miletus, often described as the West’s first scientist, believed the whole Earth was suspended on water. Roman encyclopaedist ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This photo provided by Adam Pažout shows a fragment of a Roman milestone that was erected along the road Via Nova Traiana in ...