The Herculaneum papyri, buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE, constitute one of the few preserved sources of Roman thought.

The debate and eventual choice of awardees for Vanguard's Personality of The Year, is largely based on informed perception of ...

However, from ancient times ... of Water. 16 Roman Missal , Easter Vigil 42: Blessing of Water: "Abrahae filios per mare Rubrum sicco vestigio transire fecisti, ut plebs, a Pharaonis servitute ...

Archaeologists in the ancient Greek city of Perge, Turkey, have discovered five Roman statues, including Aphrodite and Eros.

A bioarchaeological investigation has revealed that the quality of life in the countryside was better than city life in the ...

Remains of a civic basilica give archaeologists clues to what the original layout of Roman London looked like.

Believe it or not, urine was a valuable resource in Ancient Rome! 😱💦 While we flush it away today, the Romans found some bizarre (and sometimes genius) uses for it in their daily lives.

Archaeologists have already found more than 200 tombs—and they think that might be just the tip of the iceberg.

Charlemagne and The Sopranos, Trump and I, Claudius – all owe a debt to the imperial biographies of Suetonius.

Charlemagne and The Sopranos, Trump and I, Claudius – all owe a debt to the imperial biographies of Suetonius.

While ancient Romans were capable of actively affecting the climate, we're far better at it than they were — and that should ...

Researchers are using diary entries, travel notes, religious registers, and other primary historical records to better understand extreme climate shifts in Transylvania during the 16th century.