The Roman soldier thus received a sum, intended in part for his ration of salt, the salarium (money for salt), which gave us our word “salary.” Its value does not diminish during religious ...

Archaeologists working at Driffield Terrace, a well-preserved Roman cemetery in York, have uncovered the first direct ...

A gruesome new discovery provides the first skeletal proof of humans being attacked by big cats in Roman gladiatorial spectacles. Found in a cemetery near York, the bones show clear bite marks from a ...

Rocks from Greenland found on Iceland's west coast could link the late Roman Empire's fall to a spell of sudden climate ...

Bite marks found on a skeleton discovered in a Roman cemetery in York have revealed the first archaeological evidence of gladiatorial combat between a human and a lion.

The ancient silver coins feature the images of 11 Roman emperors and empresses, including Nero and Marcus Aurelius.

A tourist asked to be whipped by a local wearing a Roman soldier costume as part of an Easter tradition in the Philippines. The holidaymaker visited Marinduque province to witness the annual Holy Week ...

Hundreds of people marched through Maidenhead town centre to commemorate the ‘powerful message’ of Good Friday at the annual ...

A free two-day festival is set to take place in Leicester to celebrate both St George's Day and the city's Roman heritage. A ...

The recently restored Ponte Sant’Angelo in Rome features 10 angels holding symbols of Christ’s passion, creating a profound ...

The annual traditional processions marked Good Friday across several localities in Malta and Gozo on Friday. In Paola, crowds lined the Christ the King Parish Church parvis and extended into the ...

Ruben Enaje, 64, is seen alongside two other devotees nailed to wooden crosses in front of huge crowds in the village of San ...