The British northern frontier was the edge of the Roman world — and a place of violence, boredom and opportunity, experts ...

A digital atlas of ancient Rome’s highways and byways reveals a road network that was more extensive than thought.

New research suggests the Romans used a method known as "hot mixing" to produce self-healing concrete, which allowed them to ...

Lime granules trapped in ancient walls show Romans relied on a reactive hot-mix method to making concrete that could now ...

New DNA analysis reveals how the rise and fall of the Roman Empire ultimately shifted the population in the Balkans.

Other Roman emperors met far more bloody ends than the cheese-loving Antoninus. Nero committed suicide; Galba was murdered by his bodyguards, the praetorians; and Geta was murdered by his brother ...

Concrete was the foundation of the Roman Empire. For centuries, researchers have tried to uncover the secret behind the ...

The Independent reports that archaeologists have discovered infant skeletons from the Roman period bearing significant "negative health markers," pointing to widespread suffering among urban ...

Though rare, female gladiators did appear in the Roman arena, challenging ancient Rome’s expectations and revealing how ...

A discovery in Sardinia reveals up to 50,000 intact Roman coins, prompting research into trade, shipwrecks, and Mediterranean routes.

Ancient Rome wasn't all gladiator battles and marching legions. Behind the empire-building politics was a culture that loved ...