Ancient Rome was a man’s world ... The paterfamilias had absolute rule over his household and children. If they angered him, he had the legal right to disown his children, sell them into ...

Using Arctic ice core samples, researchers estimate silver mining and smelting released enough lead during the Pax Romana to ...

Small children are generally not subject to these ... protecting it from the neglect and destruction that befell many other ancient Roman structures. During the Renaissance, interest in the ...

Archaeologists uncover 2,000-year-old private spa complex thought to be the most elaborate ever found in the ancient Roman ...

Lead exposure is responsible for a range of human health impacts, with even relatively low levels impacting the cognitive development of children. Scientists have previously used atmospheric pollution ...