The terror that gripped ancient warriors wasn't just about facing an enemy's sword. Something deeper haunted battlefields ...

The carriage workshop, which also had evidence of fixing horseshoes, was situated along the well-traveled Via Claudia Augusta and offered services to travelers in the first century C.E.

Archaeologists recently discovered a massive 2,000-year-old stone basin in ancient Gabii, Italy, revealing early Roman public architecture from Rome's powerful rival city.

More than 160 cremation graves were discovered at the ancient site of Olbia, which began as a fortified Greek settlement around 350 B.C. in what is now the south of France. The ge ...

To explore the site, the researchers drafted a multidisciplinary team of scientists from the fields of botany, architecture, ...

Alexander the Great’s legendary image, from his golden hair to his divine gaze, reveals how he masterfully turned his ...

Journey through the centuries as we uncover the evolution of the Roman soldier. This video examines how arms, armor, and tactics transformed from the early Republic’s citizen militias to the ...

New research from the Roman frontier near Bonn, Germany, has revealed compelling evidence of civilian involvement in the repair of Roman mail armor during the 3rd century AD. Analysis of armor ...

When you decide to clean up an overgrown backyard, you never know what you’re going to find. That’s the takeaway from the surprising story of a New Orleans family who embarked on a landscaping project ...

Rome created an empire that was amongst the most powerful in the ancient world. But conquering half of the known world was no easy task, and it required a capable and highly functional fighting force.

NEW ORLEANS — A New Orleans family cleaning up their overgrown backyard made an extremely unusual find: Under the weeds was a mysterious marble tablet with Latin characters that included the phrase ...