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 ...

The house is striking for the high level of wall decorations. It has been provisionally named the House of Phaedra after the ...

Russell Crowe is set to wage war on the Roman Empire once more, with the Gladiator Oscar-winner set to lead the cast of the ...

According to ancient myths, Dionysus, the ancient Greek god of wine, invaded India long before Alexander the Great was born.

Archaeologists have uncovered a well-preserved house in ancient Pompeii, featuring frescoes depicting scenes from Greek and ...

Researchers have uncovered the remains of an ancient Roman forum at an archaeological site in Spain. The forum was revealed during excavations conducted at the ruins of Ocuri, a Roman city located ...

Before this, during the Roman period, the deceased were placed on their backs in wooden enclosures. Further analysis of the cemetery continues to be done, which specialists hope will lead to ...

In Turkey, a team of archaeologists discovered the tomb of a Roman gladiator dating back to the third century B.C., with the remains of 12 individuals inside. The tomb was unearthed during the ...

The material, light tan and granular, had been a critical component of the Roman Empire, he said: the precursor to concrete, a mainstay of Roman infrastructure, including the aqueducts that ...

Archaeologists have uncovered a tiny house in Pompeii that is filled with elaborate – and sometimes erotic – frescoes, ...

We ranked the most chilling, spine-tingling, utterly terrifying scenes that get us every time, and asked writers, filmmakers ...