The Eastern and Western Roman Empires had a layered history, experienced a major division, and left lasting cultural and ...

With the capital's reservoirs approaching historic lows, officials are turning to ancient engineering to conserve potable ...

Industrial pollution has been having a negative impact on human health since the height of the Roman Empire, reveals new ...

Two thousand years ago, the Roman Army embarked on a far-flung hunt for silver. A new discovery reveals how close they came ...

The Roman Empire built 73 miles of wall to fortify its northern border in Great Britain. In AD 122, the Emperor Hadrian ...

Classical archaeologist Michael Guggenberger, who has published several studies on the objects, described them in a 2000 ...

Nine of the worst Roman emperors, known for madness, violence, corruption, and misrule, ultimately pushed the Roman Empire ...

Archaeologists in Italy have discovered a rare 2,600-year-old Etruscan tomb that somehow escaped looters over the centuries.

The Roman Empire reached its greatest size under the reign of Trajan in 117 AD. To aid in administration, it was divided into provinces. The number of provinces changed over time as territories ...

Bones found at the site of an ancient fish-processing plant were used to genetically identify the species that went into a ...