Archaeologists have finally dated a Roman-era weapon found in 1985, determining that it's the oldest such artifact ever found ...

Vindolanda may not be a name you’re familiar with, but you’ll probably have heard of the place it's found: it’s a fort on ...

As America begins its 250th year, it is fitting to draw attention to the great people and ideas that made it possible. Neither the Declaration of Independence of 1776 nor the Constitution of 1787 ...

Ancient mathematical texts that played a key role in constructing the Roman empire will be transformed for the 21st century ...

Ancient Rome was a rigidly hierarchical society where the ruling elite stigmatized everyone who had to work with their hands. Yet Roman workers still found ways to resist exploitation through strikes ...

The roar of the arena crowd, the bustle of the Roman forum, the grand temples, the Roman army in red with glistening shields and armor—when people imagine ancient Rome, they often think of its sights ...

Rare discs evidence of Roman-period burial culture and belief in the afterlife likely graced coffin-carrying handles, attest ...

An emblem of Roman decadence, an aura of fascination clings to this teenage emperor who, because of his association with the cult of Elah-Gabal, came to be known as Elagabalus.

By the time Britain began flexing its muscles as a global power and took its first steps as an imperial stronghold, particularly around the 17th and 18th centuries, there was a real hunger for symbols ...

Mr. Bannon, influenced by Edward Gibbon’s 18th-century opus, “The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire,” came to a different conclusion.

From airing his views on the fall of the Roman empire (demographic decline) to expressing his desire to see a “ modern-day Sulla,” Musk’s views on ancient Rome demand our attention.

This was not a fascist gesture, they insisted, but a “Roman salute”. Several posted scenes from the 2005-07 TV series Rome, which depicts Roman salutes, as evidence in support of their claim.