AN ancient Pompeii home filled with saucy paintings and unseen art has been uncovered 2,000 years after it was buried under volcanic ash. This unusually small and extravagantly decorated home, ...

Rome is full of exciting things to do, and it can be difficult to figure out where to go. Art enthusiasts should be sure to ...

Despite the stereotypes, eunuchs clearly often played important roles in the ostensibly masculine world of strategic planning ...

Around 2,500 years ago, the city of Rome was at the centre of a huge empire that stretched from Scotland to Syria. The Roman Empire was based upon enslaved people and citizens. Enslaved people ...

Ancient civilizations have always fascinated historians and the public. Because of how different the modern world is, we tend ...

Now, the looming Roman sculpture is finally back on display Julia Binswanger Researchers studying the ancient site of Fregellae reveal the consequences of challenging the Roman army Julia ...

As Rome welcomed the arrival of autumn, waves of avid tourists converged at the crossroads of Via delle Muratte, Via dei ...

The contemporary meets the classical in the pairing of a Jean-Michel Basquiat painting with an ancient Roman statue at ...

Archaeologists have reportedly discovered a city that was besieged by the Romans over 2,000 years ago after its inhabitants rebelled against the empire. The city was destroyed so completely that ...

To create an authentic toga costume, you will need a large piece of white fabric, preferably a lightweight linen or cotton. The traditional length of a toga was approximately 4.5 meters for men and ...

The crumbling yet still magnificent Ancient Rome is at the center of the city, in part of a larger area called the Centro Storico (or historic district). View the Colosseum, which centuries ago, would ...

They explained that women were prohibited in ancient Rome from drinking wine, which was considered “a man’s drink”. The urn’s ash content reflected the Roman society’s gender divisions ...