Seventh-graders learning about ancient Rome reenacted a portion of history — the Gladiator Games — shocking by today’s ...

How did ancient Greek hero Theseus unite all of Attica under the rule of Athens, and what was it like before he did?

Archaeologists from the Museum of London have discovered a well-preserved part of the ancient city of London’s first Roman ...

This medicinal plant was so coveted, it was worth its weight in gold. But this ultimately brought its downfall.

Inside the super-private Torlonia Collection of ancient marbles, and the strategy to clean them up and bring them back into ...

Pompeii only came under Roman control around 160 years before its destruction – and its traffic-worn streets show how the ...

But it was the Romans who developed a working model of checks and balances. The constitution of the Roman republic was ...

The Pantheon in Rome has stood for nearly 2,000 years, boasting the largest unreinforced concrete dome on Earth. Many other ...

Was Cleopatra the cause of the conflict between these two consuls, both eager to become the masters of Rome? Historians are ...

Renaissance thinkers saw their own era as a reenactment of the great dramas of Greek history. What drove this comparison?

Roman history in video games offers a variety of genres from CRPGs to city-building simulations, appealing to history buffs and strategy fans alike. Games like CivCity: Rome and Expeditions: Rome ...