The Roman emperors were once the most famous people in the world, ruling over an empire that stretched between what are now ...

Silver fueled the rise of the Roman Empire. But the ancient process of mining and extracting silver was also making the air ...

A team of archaeologists recently discovered a hoard of 141 Roman gold coins dating back to around the Fourth Century CE in ...

Edward “Ted” James Champlin, the Cotsen Professor in the Humanities, Emeritus, and professor of classics, emeritus, died of ...

Why empires fall is a question that fascinates many. But in the search for an answer, imagination can run wild. Suggestions ...

Learn how researchers examined lead levels in ice cores dating back to the Roman Empire, and found concentrations high enough ...

Archeologists have discovered the foundations of a Roman 'service station' by the A147 in the Cotswolds, about five miles ...

The Roman Empire was a force unlike any other, shaping the ancient world through innovation, conquest, and culture. This ...

Using modern evidence of lead pollution and its health effects, the international team calculates that lead exposure in the ...

Babies were weaned earlier in cities in the Roman Empire than in smaller and more rural communities, according to a study of ...

A hoard of Roman coins dating from the Fourth century and covering the reign of nine emperors has been found in northern ...

Hanno is defined by the film’s most formidable character, Macrinus, played by the Mephistophelean Denzel Washington, as a ...