Most Romans lived not in marble villas, but in crowded apartment blocks called insulae. These buildings offered shops, rented ...

This strange discovery is just one among a trove of new details on ancient Roman life and death found at the necropolis Vila de Madrid, which today lies in the heart of the city of Barcelona. In a new ...

The life of a Roman soldier was full of risk, danger and camraderie, but it could also be beset with loneliness. Many soldiers joined in order to build a better future for themselves. We know this was ...

For wealthy Romans, life was good. They lived in beautiful houses – often on the hills outside Rome, away from the noise and the smell. They enjoyed an extravagant lifestyle with luxurious furnishings ...

Across the landscapes of the eastern Mediterranean, traces of Roman life continue to surface in unexpected places. A fragment ...

It was a long way away from the comforts of Rome, a lonely outpost in a cold, gray land. Standing in the watchtower, the Roman soldiers looked out across the hills, keeping an eye out for signs of ...

Roman history began in 753 B.C.E., when Romulus killed his twin brother and founded the city that would eventually rule the Mediterranean. That power would be built on slavery. No modern depiction of ...

For most Romans, life followed the rhythm of the sun. Without strong artificial lighting, work ended at dusk and the unlit streets became dangerous terrain. Ordinary citizens gathered in neighborhood ...

While 21st century water companies struggle to maintain clean, fresh supplies, new research from an international team led by Oxford geoarchaeologist Dr. Güel Sürmelihindi, reveals that, some 2,000 ...

MY father, Luther Terry, achieved a modest success as a painter in the innocent ’50s, ’60s, and ’70s. He sold pictures to his compatriots and often painted their portraits. In the ’80s his clients ...