Clues from a digital reconstruction of a lavish ancient home are changing how researchers understand Pompeii’s elite.

Rome’s Colosseum, which is also known as the Anfiteatro Flavio, is ringed by a trio of ancient luxury neighborhoods—Celio, Monti and Colle Oppio—that each have a distinct character. Celio, one of the ...

Forty-one bent or twisted iron nails, unearthed from a second-century imperial burial site, were meant to keep the deceased in their place. By Franz Lidz When it came to the treatment of diseases, the ...

Attentive travelers in Germany can find evidence of the far-flung and fearsome Roman Empire, though most of these sites offer little more than traces to spark the imagination. But in the heart of ...

I’m not much given to making predictions, but it seems a safe bet that in 100 or even 500 years, in whatever has become the hot entertainment medium of the day, someone will be making an epic of ...