The ruins of an ancient Jewish ritual bath have been found near Rome – the oldest such discovery outside of the biblical ...

Public ceremonies, lavish processions, and temporary wooden arches were commonplace after victory in Ancient Rome. But during the height of its power, the emperor decided to change that and leave ...

An integral part of daily life in ancient Rome, the baths gave citizens of all classes the chance to mingle, gossip and relax. They were viewed as fundamental to Roman civilization and an obvious ...

You'll learn about the formation and development of public spaces and explore areas that are less frequently visited including an underground basilica and ancient Mithraic temple. You'll experience ...

Objects discovered during the excavation include oil lamps decorated with the menorah (seven-branched lampstand) and the ...

The Ancient Appian Way (Via Appia Antica) has a history that dates back to 312 B.C. and includes the site of Spartacus' execution (in 71 B.C.), the tomb of Caecilia Metella, and many a Roman ...

The excavation of an ancient Roman city has rewritten the history of the Empire's collapse, archaeologists say. A team of researchers led by the University of Cambridge completed a 13-year dig at ...

The decade-long research, published recently in Roman Urbanism in Italy, rewrites the timeline of the ancient empire’s collapse. So far, at sites across the city Interamna Lirenas ...

The destruction of the Jerusalem Temple in 70 CE is still one of the most important and contested events in ancient history.

Archaeologists have uncovered the remnants of London's earliest-known ancient Roman basilica on the site of a planned 32-story skyscraper, right in the heart of what was once known as Londinium.