The Roman emperors were once the most famous people in the world, ruling over an empire that stretched between what are now ...

Lead pollution might sound like a modern problem, but people were subjected to significant levels during antiquity, too.

The new research adds context to a long-standing debate about the role lead pollution and poisoning may have played in the ...

Learn how researchers examined lead levels in ice cores dating back to the Roman Empire, and found concentrations high enough ...

Archaeologists in Luxembourg have discovered a lavish 1,700-year-old hoard of Roman gold coins that had been placed near the ...

Edward “Ted” James Champlin, the Cotsen Professor in the Humanities, Emeritus, and professor of classics, emeritus, died of ...

What have the Romans ever done for us? Well, beyond cement, sanitation, and all of those straight roads, the Romans played a big role in how we celebrate Christmas. Or, certainly, their wintertime ...