Christianity is often viewed as an alternative to Roman religion. But in many ways, Christianity was an expression of Roman ...

When we return to the Colosseum with Gladiator 2 in a fortnight, the sequel will be missing the presence of the original film ...

A pit of human bones, potential evidence of a catastrophic epidemic that struck Constantinople in 541 A.D. Sulfur deposits ...

UNESCO told Newsweek it "is gravely concerned about the threats posed by the conflict to the region's rich cultural heritage." ...

It took over two years, but divers in Sicily finally scoured a shipwreck off the island's south shore, and found lots of ...

The actor who played Maximus Decimus Meridius in 2000's 'Gladiator' is set to face the Romans again in a new period film.

The "remarkable" church, thought to be more than 1,600 years old, was found in an ancient city by a desert oasis.

Shocking DNA evidence finds that the identities of bodies at Pompeii are completely different than what scientists have ...

Russell Crowe is set to return to the Roman Empire for a new film project in development titled The Last Druid . Crowe ...

Researchers have studied the DNA preserved in the skeletal remains of Pompeii volcanic eruption victims. In 79 CE, the ...

Study refutes previous assumptions and reveals the cosmopolitan origin of the inhabitants of PompeiiResearchers from the ...

The votive plaque was found amid the ruins of an ancient Roman fortress. Researchers think a temple dedicated to the mysterious deity may have stood nearby ...