The Comet/Poppea” has started its five-performance run at Lincoln Center’s Summer for the City in New York. The performance ...

While modern soldiers may not adopt the testudo formation as the legions of old did, many Roman innovations did lead to ...

The marble head, a male face with thick hair and an intense expression, remained hidden for centuries beneath the square of ...

Historical sources (including the Roman gourmand Apicius and the philosopher Plutarch) describe thrushes as delicacies ...

There’s nowhere quite like Rome for a student adventure, where ancient ruins and buzzing piazzas set the scene for daily life. From soaking up lectures at the legendary Sapienza University of Rome to ...

A recent study analyzes the attempt by the Roman emperor Claudius, who ruled from 41 to 54 CE, to promote haruspicy, the ancient art of divination that involved ... beliefs were beginning to arrive in ...

An "incredibly rare" statue from ancient Rome is set to make a quarter of a ... A stand-out feature of the art is the facial features, which include a detailed beard and a dimple in the chin.

It is believed the frescoes once decorated at least 20 internal walls of a high-status Roman building between AD 40 and 150.

Public baths also often featured gymnasiums, libraries, restaurants and exercise yards. Archaeological evidence suggests even ...

Volunteers recently unearthed an ancient depiction of a Roman goddess while digging near ... and was worshiped in Ancient Rome. "Victoria was highly revered by the Ancient Romans.

A recent discovery in the United Kingdom shows that chunky jewelry has always been in fashion – even in Ancient Rome. Wessex Archaeology ... also said eight-sided Roman rings are rare to find ...