We can probably safely assume Rome, in many areas, was likely pretty dirty and rank-smelling. That said, there's evidence of ...

Many believe the Roman Empire fell centuries before modern times, but its final echoes lasted until World War I. This video traces how the Ottoman Empire, often called the last remnant of Rome’s ...

You'd expect to find a rare ancient Roman helmet in Rome, but where this one was found reveals just how far the Roman Empire fought from home.

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

A recent study published in the journal Vegueta reveals how counterfeit coins were key to sustaining the economy in the final ...

Scientists have unlocked the secrets of ancient Roman cuisine. They identified fish used in 'garum', a popular Roman fish ...

Pantheon: See one of Rome's ancient temples is ranked #6 out of 26 things to do in Rome. See pictures and our review of Pantheon: See one of Rome's ancient temples.

Researchers think the camp was built during the second century C.E. Stretching across 22 acres, it was identified using a ...

The fashion house founded and led by Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana chooses Rome as the new stop of its Grand Tour of Alta Moda in Italy, a project launched in 2012 that celebrates ...

The image of Caligula as a deranged despot obsessed with power and violence has been etched into history thanks to accounts from his contemporaries. Now, a new study led by researchers at Yale ...

Caligula, the notoriously erratic Roman emperor known for his bloodthirsty cruelty, probably also possessed a nerd's ...