The Great Illyrian Revolt, erupting under Emperor Augustus, was one of the most serious uprisings faced by Rome in the early ...

Money makes the world go round, as the saying goes. Throughout history, certain individuals have amassed fortunes so vast ...

Rome once had a near-equal rival just 11 miles away in the early days of the empire. The ancient Roman city of Gabii may not ...

Beneath the mosaic floors of Roman villas, an ingenious system of underfloor heating transformed warmth into a mark of power ...

President Donald Trump's "leadership approach is very American. But it is also very Roman," writes Barry Strauss.

The origins of Rome have been debated for centuries but one tale has prevailed over the rest: twin brothers Romulus and Remus ...

Triumphal arches have been used for imperialistic ends since Roman antiquity, and the president’s latest proposal is no ...

Archaeologists in Bavaria have uncovered the foundation of what appears to be a monumental Roman burial mound - a discovery that has astonished experts and shed new light on the Roman presence in ...

A new 3-D model of a portable sundial found near Pompeii is helping researchers understand how to operate the "pork clock." ...

Two thousand years ago, Alaska’s Mount Okmok volcano spewed ash high into the atmosphere for months. Scientists believe it ...

Seven fully preserved skeletons found in an ancient city in Croatia have been identified as Roman soldiers who would have ...

Erupting in AD 541–542 and returning for centuries, the Byzantine plague almost destroyed Justinian’s Byzantium.