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

The Holy Roman Empire, despite the name, was Germanic, but why was it called Roman if it had nothing to do with the Romans?

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

Travel throughout much of Europe today and you’ll find traces of the Roman Empire everywhere. Amphitheaters, aqueducts, walls, bridges, forts and other structures built centuries ago are still ...

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

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 ...

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

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

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

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