There is no polity more storied in the west than the Roman Empire, but could its fall have really been caused by its choice of plumbing material?

This sweeping timeline covers 2,600 years of revolutions, from the fall of kings in ancient Rome to the uprisings that dismantled empires, ended slavery, and spread modern democracy. It’s a rapid, ...

The same travertine quarries near Rome that built St. Peter’s Basilica and the Colosseum are still being dug out today.

There’s a saying that, when Rome falls, the whole world will fall. Which frankly seems a little melodramatic and egotistical ...

Millions visit the vast and remarkably preserved ancient city of Ephesus each year, stepping back through the centuries to walk marble streets, explore Roman baths and admire landmarks like the ...

Hidden under Rome’s streets, ancient aqueducts, quarries, catacombs, and bunkers reveal a layered city still operating below ...

In the medieval period, when Arabic chroniclers recorded eclipses, they usually noted concurrent deaths of rulers. And in Europe, a solar eclipse in 1133 was so closely associated with the 1135 death ...

For decades, one theory has fascinated historians and the general public: the idea that the Roman Empire fell, at least in ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Experts have deciphered writings etched on two batches of ancient Roman wooden wax tablets that were previously unreadable. The tablets were tossed ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. One of the items found in a grave was a figurine [Oxford Archaeology] The excavation of one of the largest Roman cemeteries in the ...

Archeologists found evidence that ancient Romans may have used a medical treatment involving perfume... and human feces.