Deipnosophistae by Athenaeus, a work written around 200 CE about well-read people philosophizing and enjoying good food and ...

The Roman Catholic Church has consistently condemned ... life in the womb originates in Christianity’s Jewish roots. The ancient Jewish world was much different from the surrounding cultures ...

After an earthquake damaged a city hall in Croatia, renovation work on the building’s basement unearthed the ruins of an ancient Roman theater. Photo from Croatia’s Ministry of Culture and ...

Researchers compared the markings found on an ancient skeleton in England to bones that had been chewed on by cheetahs, lions ...

In ancient Greece people enjoyed chilled wine at social gatherings, using specially designed cooling pots called psykter.

A discovery in an English garden led to the first direct evidence that man fought beast to entertain the subjects of the ...

Gladiator combat is a well-documented aspect of ancient Roman society, but the physical remains of fighters have remained ...