BCE is the traditional date of the founding of Rome. What does archaeology reveal about when it was really founded?

Geological evidence off the coast of Iceland suggests climate change as a key factor in the decline of the Roman Empire.

As the largest town closest to the volcano, Pompeii suffered the most damage and was essentially wiped off the map. It was ...

NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is gearing up to unlock the deepest secrets of the universe with three ...

Over 2,300 years have passed since the death of Alexander the Great, but he remains one of the most famous historical figures ...

The earthly remains of most of history’s 266 popes (plus some European royals) are buried in Rome—in dozens of catacombs and ...

With the death of Julius Caesar in 44 BCE, Rome entered a period of political upheaval settled only when Caesar's nephew Octavian defeated Mark Antony and Cleopatra, took control of the Empire ...

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

The Phoenician culture emerged in the Bronze Age city-states of the Levant, developing prominent innovations such as the ...

Pax Augusta is a highly detailed and highly ambitious city-builder from solo developer Roger Gassman. You take control of a ...

Today, AD joins architect Nick Potts in London to uncover the city’s ancient Roman origins. Before London, there was ...

The Romans did have status symbols, just like we do. Portable sundials weren’t very useful or precise, but they said a lot ...