Canadian designer Daniel Voshart created lifelike portraits of Roman emperors that make ancient rulers look surprisingly ...

Sometime around 100 AD, the Roman lawyer and aristocrat Pliny sent a letter to his third wife, Calpurnia – who was staying in a different part of Italy – to express how much he loved and missed her: I ...

(The Conversation) — There may have been fear of gender-diverse people in the ancient world, but they played a crucial role. In Rome, they were viewed as vital to the city’s safety. (The Conversation) ...

ROME, Dec 5 (Reuters) - While slaves in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii were considered no more than "speaking tools", some received better food than ordinary people, Italy's culture ministry said ...

In almost every election, you hear someone say their vote didn't really matter because the outcome had already been decided.

Nearly 2,000 years ago, ancient Romans enjoyed a variety of snacks when attending events at the Colosseum. Recent archaeological findings have uncovered remnants of these foods, and interestingly, ...

Throughout the thousand-year reign of the Roman Empire, disparate populations began to connect in new ways - through trade routes, economic and political collaboration, and joint military endeavors.

Ancient Rome is very used to being looked at. We see versions of it everywhere: in films and TV series, in school syllabi, and in contemporary politics. Melbourne Museum’s exhibition Rome: Empire, ...

Michigan State University Classical Society club held an annual ancient Roman coin cleaning for students to learn more about ...