Ghosts stories appear in several surviving texts from ancient Rome. What do they reveal about the people who told them?

The new director of Rome’s Colosseum, has rejected reports that the ancient site will host electronic dance music parties ...

Archaeologists researching a battlefield in Switzerland discovered a Roman military camp 7,000 feet above sea level. The camp ...

To explore the site, the researchers drafted a multidisciplinary team of scientists from the fields of botany, architecture, ...

While the mayors of the cities did sign a peace treaty in 1985, it was a symbolic gesture. In reality, the wars between the two ancient civilizations ended more than 2,000 years prior when Rome ...

Rome once had a near-equal rival just 11 miles away in the early days of the empire. The ancient Roman city of Gabii may not ...

Archaeologists uncover how early humans in Italy butchered elephants and forged survival from their bones 400,000 years ago.

Now at the Kimbell Art Museum, this exhibition is the first in the U.S. to display works from a vast, vital Italian collection, featuring sculptures that reflect Roman innovation and ambition.

In the dense, misty woods of Germania, three Roman legions marched to their doom. This video unpacks the Battle of Teutoburg ...

Carthage was the capital city of the ancient Carthaginian civilization, and was one of the most important trading hubs of the ...