Researchers from the University of Tokyo have unearthed what may be an ancient villa they believe belonged to the first Roman ...

Portus lulius was a Roman naval base at Misenum, which used to be the headquarters of the Roman Empire’s fleet in the Tyrrhenian Sea, the Classis Misenensis. This fleet was commanded by Pliny the ...

We can probably safely assume Rome, in many areas, was likely pretty dirty and rank-smelling. That said, there’s evidence of ...

From seasonal intimacy schedules to open-air nudity, ancient Greco-Roman thinkers had no shortage of theories on how to stay ...

Christianity from a persecuted sect to the dominant religion of the Roman Empire. It examines key events such as the Edict of Milan in 313 AD, which legalized Christianity, and the Edict of ...

Discover how the Roman Empire’s institutions and culture persisted well into 700 AD, challenging the idea that it simply ...

It’s not coincidental that today’s optional memorial follows the Solemnity of Peter and Paul. Sts. Peter and Paul stand at ...

The New York State Catholic Conference, which is the official voice of the Catholic Church in the Empire State, issued 13 ...

Archaeologists and students in the Netherlands have unearthed a 1,800-year-old temporary Roman military fort in the ...

By Peter Edwell for The ConversationStanding in the vast ruins of the Baths of Caracalla in Rome, hundreds of gulls circle above. Their haunting cries echo voices from 1,800 years ago.

In ancient Rome, the average adult male ate two pounds of grain a day in the form of porridge or bread. The standard measure ...

An expert said there could be more scrolls out there as artificial intelligence and other new technology helps to decipher ...