Bones found at the site of an ancient fish-processing plant were used to genetically identify the species that went into a ...

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

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 ...

A new exhibition in London (open until February 2026) called Thirst: In search of freshwater highlights how civilizations ...

In this video, I create a dining table from a slab of ultra-rare bald cypress wood, radiocarbon dated to over 2200 years old. This unique cypress wood was trapped underground for 1000 years, making it ...

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 ...

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.