Other Roman emperors met far more bloody ends than the cheese-loving Antoninus. Nero committed suicide; Galba was murdered by ...

Princeton University’s Numismatic Collection is a way to come into direct contact with the past. In addition to students ...

"Once you have an ever-expanding system of entitlements that you can't afford, that's often the beginning of the decline and ...

For most of history, the norm was hunger, disease, illiteracy, slavery, and war. There were a few exceptions (from some of ...

Excavations in the Fondo ex Pasqualis site suggest that the southern region once hosted trade and then transformed into a ...

A keen metal detectorist has hit the jackpot of an ancient Roman coin hoard - 20 years after he first took up his hobby.

The norms and conventions of the ancient Roman world largely dictated the hygiene practices of its emperors - as did their ...

In Borsum, Germany, more than 450 Roman silver and gold coins are discovered, a find that rewrites regional history.

Archaeologists uncovered rare gold treasures and evidence of a Roman river port at Aquileia, revealing the city’s ancient ...

Just as 20th-century fascists deployed radio and film, today’s ideological descendants use memes, social media, and above all ...

Archaeologists in Hungary uncovered an ancient building that may reveal the truth behind Roman Emperor Valentinian's death.

In a study published in October in PLOS One, researchers connected the corpses to the Battle of Mursa in 260 AD. The conflict ...