Researchers developed a more precise method of understanding ancestry from ancient DNA and used it to identify previously ...

An obsession with Rome isn’t a bad thing.

The heady world of the early Christians began with Jewish followers of Jesus and later became dominated by Romans attracted ...

Taking time off in the summer was important in ancient Greek and Roman times. But some found it hard to detach from work and ...

"Pompeii" at the National Museum of Australia brings together 90 artifacts and a recreation of Vesuvius's eruption.

The distinctive dong of an ancient bell accompanied the opening of the Holy Door at Rome’s Basilica of St. Mary Major on Jan.

When we read about the Greco-Roman world, we often hear the stories of famous and wealthy men and women. But the letters of ...

Waves of human migration across Europe during the first millennium AD have been revealed using a more precise method of analysing ancestry with ancient DNA, in research led by the Francis Crick ...

Many different civilizations have risen in the Near East over the millennia and each had their own unique religion, though ...

If reading about these atrocities churns your stomach, reflect on what is going on before our eyes these very days ...

With every aspect of Roman life having a specific deity to call upon, it can be tricky to make sense of the ancient pantheon ...