Why can we say that 146 BCE was crucial in the formation of the Roman Empire, perhaps more than any other single year?

Whether our Western political systems are true democracies or republics can be answered by examining ancient Greek philosophy ...

Yet, in Roman society, the collegium is so foundational it basically held the empire together from beneath. These were Rome’s social ... approval of the Roman Senate or, as the imperial system ...

In a dense forest in southern Italy, archaeologists have discovered a Roman wall, over two millennia old, constructed to halt the infamous rebel gladiator Spartacus and his army. Built by the Roman ...

An earthquake in Sisak, Croatia, forced renovations to the local city hall, and revealed a Roman-era theater in the basement ...

The scrolls in question, stored in a library in a Roman villa that is thought to have belonged to the father-in-law of Julius ...

Image courtesy of the Trustees of the British Museum The ancient Romans left behind massive ruins that showcase their engineering and architectural ingenuity, foremost among them Rome’s Coliseum.

Ancient military fortifications dating back to the Ptolemaic and Roman eras of Egyptian history were recently uncovered by archaeologists. The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities ...

University students and archaeologists located an ancient Roman military camp beyond the empire’s northern frontier in the Netherlands. Photo from Constructing the Limes A team of university ...

Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope, formally took possession of the St. John Lateran Basilica, Rome's cathedral, and declared himself a Roman. He visited St. Mary Major, praying at Pope Francis ...

Brent Seales, a computer scientist at the University of Kentucky. IF YOU WANTED to read an ancient Roman scroll, you might reach for a dictionary, and perhaps a magnifying glass. You would ...