Slavery had a long history in the ancient world ... could work in the same jobs as plebeians – as craftsmen, midwives or traders. Some even became wealthy. However, Rome’s rigid society ...

The first part of the title, Chancellor, was borrowed directly from Latin. In ancient Rome, the clerk whose job it was to ...

During construction work in the city of Varna, workers found a well-preserved marble statue dating back to the Roman era ...

I’ve always been interested in the relationship between gender and power in ancient Rome. This was a key concern ... thought she could do a much better job of running the empire than her teenage ...

JULIA: There was a big difference between how girls and boys were expected to behave in ancient Rome and the kinds of jobs they had to do as they were growing up. Let’s follow Felix and his ...

R emember way back in the day (early February) where the strange people of Twitter decided to start talking about Roman towel boys? Well, the trend is back, and honestly it never ...

Armed with new tools, scholars are finally able to read papyrus scrolls long deemed too fragile to open. The breakthrough ...

How did ancient people translate other languages? Knowing more than one language has been beneficial throughout time.

It was a dangerous job. Although he won a lot of converts ... Paul traveled some 10,000 miles across the Roman Empire, preaching in cities that were brimming with the poorest people, desperate ...

The game is set in Ancient Rome and was launched on Thursday for ... To make the Plebeians happy, ensure they have jobs. To make the Patricians happy, ensure they have plenty of entertainment ...

Displays of human remains are extremely controversial within the archaeological community. As archaeology moves into the ...

A new Connecticut restaurant beckons customers with a unique combination: elegance, farm-to-table dining, liqueurs from its ...