Walter Crist, who researches ancient games at Leiden University in the Netherlands, first saw the carved limestone in 2020, at the Het Romeins Museum. Located in the southern Dutch city of Heerlen, ...

Despite historical records saying otherwise, Roman babies were mourned at death, research into unique plaster burials from ...

A smooth, white stone dating from the Roman era and unearthed in the Netherlands has long baffled researchers.

From dealing with nits to learning the three Rs, ancient Roman childhood bore some striking similarities to the modern ...

A UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Appian Way is a roughly 350-mile-long road that runs from Rome to Brindisi. With some parts ...

The ancient Romans were great builders, especially known for their aqueducts. These are still standing today because they were made with a special kind of concrete called pozzolanic concrete. This ...

Instead of depicting the Trojan War from Homer’s Iliad as originally deduced, the mosaic may actually be a reference to the ...

Researchers found a tiny bottle from ancient Rome that contained fecal residue and traces of aromatics, offering evidence ...

Step back into the world of Ancient Rome, mapped out through Google Earth with unit placements that bring history to life.

The ancient Romans loved their birds. They rated owls as omens, valued geese as guards, kept chickens for divination, and raised peafowl for food. As for the thrush, a plumb avian of the passerine ...