What did the Romans really think about race, identity, and belonging? This episode of the Kings and Generals animated documentary dives into Roman views of ethnicity, citizenship, and imperial ...

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

Roman salting plants processed fish so thoroughly that researchers struggle to identify the species once used in ancient ...

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

A new exhibition in London (open until February 2026) called Thirst: In search of freshwater highlights how civilizations ...

Look, it seems like we can't ignore this ugly side of ancient Greek history. How ready everyone ... The idea was that a slave wouldn't run away if the child was left behind. In Rome, there survives a ...

When reflecting on the ancient world, historians often break societies down into groups of people such as citizens, slaves, nobility or soldiers ... but destroyed during the Roman conquests of Greece.

A gruesome but fascinating discovery in an ancient cemetery near York has brought fresh light to the brutal world of Roman ...

By Peter Edwell for The ConversationStanding in the vast ruins of the Baths of Caracalla in Rome, hundreds of gulls circle above. Their haunting cries echo voices from 1,800 years ago.

Creator Steven DeKnight explains how the original drama "cast a huge shadow over everything," and why Liam McIntyre isn't back as the titular gladiator.

Standing in the vast ruins of the Baths of Caracalla in Rome, hundreds of gulls circle above. Their haunting cries echo ...