Nero, who ruled from A.D. 54 to 68, is often remembered as one of history’s most notorious emperors, his reputation steeped in tales of excess and cruelty. One enduring myth claims that as a great ...

When workers were building a McDonald's in Frattocchie, Italy, they stumbled across a road from ancient Rome. McDonald's ...

Divers illuminate the pile of ancient Roman jars. Photo from Sicily’s Superintendence of the Sea The shipwrecked jars date ...

The Israeli army has issued new evacuation orders for residents of Baalbek, home to Ancient Roman temples and archaeological ...

Archaeologists found the pillar by chance during the summer excavation season in 2023 while they were searching for the ...

The forum was the "heart" of ancient Roman cities, serving as a hub for commercial, political, religious and social activities.

Archaeologists have uncovered a rare gold artifact inscribed with ancient Greek text dedicated to Jupiter at a Roman fortress ...

Researchers have uncovered the remains of an ancient Roman forum (not pictured) at an archaeological site in Spain. MICROGEN IMAGES/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY One of the other major contributions of ...

As Israel intensified attacks in the Lebanese city of Baalbek, residents fled to an ancient Roman temple, hoping the site’s ...

Edward Watts is a historian at the University of California San Diego and the author of two books on ancient Rome. One, from 2018, is called Mortal Republic: How Rome Fell Into Tyranny ...