Modern societies often speak about the middle class, but did anything similar exist in ancient Rome? This video explores the complex social structure of the Roman world, where wealth and status were ...

Archaeologists have discovered a cluster of Roman tombs beneath a modern street in Rome, revealing changing burial practices.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Archeological findings of the Roman Empire are displayed in the Park of Mount Celio Museum ...

Rome. A city of seven hills, endless layers, and more stories than one lifetime can hold. From ancient ruins to Renaissance masterpieces, it’s history you can walk through and culture you can feel in ...

Construction on Rome's Metro C has uncovered spectacular Roman ruins, and its new "archaeo-stations" are giving visitors a ...

In theory, putting down the rebels of the First Jewish Revolt should have been easy for the mighty Roman empire. But ...

Ancient Roman forces may have used the polybolos to quell a rebellion at Pompeii in 89 B.C.E. The unique weapon was likely ...

History remembers the broad strokes of ancient warfare. We’ll never forget things like gunpowder, the phalanx, and war ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — As the saying went, all roads once led to Rome — and those roads stretched 50% longer than previously known, according to a new digital atlas published Thursday. The last major atlas ...

A slab of limestone excavated in 1984 from the ancient Coriovallum settlement in the Netherlands presented a puzzle for researchers of Roman history. Because of its distinct grooves and marks, the ...