A common whiff in the Roman city would have come from the animals and the waste they created. Roman bakeries frequently used ...

Two Stoughton men are missing are one fell in and his brother tried to save him while they were fishing in Rhode Island.

Mangled bones found at a one-time manufacturing facility pinpoint species used to make a quintessential condiment.

Archaeologists in northern Britain discovered 13-inch shoes at the ancient Roman Magna Fort, raising questions about the towering soldiers who defended the empire.

This hot European summer, anti-tourism protests have made headlines, from Barcelona to Venice, Mallorca and the Canary ...

Lead pollution in ancient Rome was so high that it dropped the population’s IQ by around 3 points, if not more. Elites were exposed to lead through water pipes, cooking pots, bath tubs ...

A collection of ancient Roman coins amassed by a former Latin teacher from Connecticut was sold at auction for over $1 million this week.

Birds were prominent figures in ancient Rome. Certain owls and eagles were considered powerful divinatory omens, while smaller avian species like thrushes were popular as both pets and meals.

The chilling story of Tiberius and the fisherman: cruelty and power in ancient Rome As he publishes the second book in his acclaimed Nero trilogy, master historical novelist Conn Iggulden on why ...

A recent discovery in the United Kingdom shows that chunky jewelry has always been in fashion – even in Ancient Rome. Wessex Archaeology announced the discovery of the unusual eight-sided ring ...

Lead pollution in ancient Rome likely dropped the average IQ, a study found. The research is based on an analysis of ice cores extracted from Greenland.

A man discovered a cache of over 1,000 coins from nearly 2,000 years ago by using nothing more than a metal detector.