The Roman Empire is arguably the most impressive culture in human history. The Romans conquered and subdued several powerful ...

The Holy Roman Empire, despite the name, was Germanic, but why was it called Roman if it had nothing to do with the Romans?

The British northern frontier was the edge of the Roman world — and a place of violence, boredom and opportunity, experts ...

New research into an abandoned construction site in Pompeii has revealed the secrets of Roman cement manufacturing.

A digital atlas of ancient Rome’s highways and byways reveals a road network that was more extensive than thought.

Though rare, female gladiators did appear in the Roman arena, challenging ancient Rome’s expectations and revealing how spectacle, politics and social boundaries shaped life in the empire ...

Lime granules trapped in ancient walls show Romans relied on a reactive hot-mix method to making concrete that could now ...

The Independent reports that archaeologists have discovered infant skeletons from the Roman period bearing significant "negative health markers," pointing to widespread suffering among urban ...

For the first time in 2,000 years, a Roman arm guard can be seen in its entirety after a painstaking reconstruction that saw the assembly of dozens of found fragments. The piece of brass armor was ...