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 votive plaque was found amid the ruins of an ancient Roman fortress. Researchers think a temple dedicated to the mysterious deity may have stood nearby ...

Ridley Scott defends the historical accuracy of a shark scene in the upcoming Gladiator sequel, emphasizing the Romans' ...

Recent excavations uncovered a Roman monument at the Open-Air Museum of the Roman villa of Hechingen-Stein, Germany. The ...

Remember that a 1990 Federal law (Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act) protects Native American remains. Please be respectful of all indigenous sites in NWLA.

A recently excavated house contains at least four paintings including an artistic depiction of copulation between a satyr and a nymph.

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

In 2014, workers building the restaurant on the outskirts of Rome stumbled upon an ancient Roman road. Such finds can usually halt the construction process, but in this case, "McDonald's ...

In its announcement of the house’s excavation this week, the Pompeii Archaeological Park compared the little domicile to the ...

The House of Phaedra appears to prove that tiny houses - those without an atrium - were as richly decorated as their grander ...

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

SJU Ancient History students Kyle Nienaber, Ian Beltoff, and Holden Smith presented well-received papers interrogating the ...