As the saying went, all roads once led to Rome — and scientists now say those roads stretched 50% longer than previously ...

A publicly available project, Itiner-e also shows a bit of impressive historical revision is in order. It now appears that ...

Rome’s Colosseum, which is also known as the Anfiteatro Flavio, is ringed by a trio of ancient luxury neighborhoods—Celio, Monti and Colle Oppio—that each have a distinct character. Celio, one of the ...

The Roman Empire had an impressive road network. A new dataset now visualizes the road map, adding over 100,000 kilometers of ...

Examine the multiculturalism that defined Imperial Rome. Examine the multiculturalism that defined Imperial Rome, a city of nearly a million people drawn from across the Roman Empire. Much like the ...

Rome’s historical center, home to landmarks such as the Pantheon, Trevi Fountain and Piazza Navona, is one of the most touristed destinations in the world—making it easy to forget some call it home ...

The world’s oldest bottle of wine was recently discovered in an ancient Roman burial site in southern Spain, according to a study published this week. The wine remains in a glass funeral urn inside an ...

Archaeologists in France have uncovered a 1,700-year-old ancient Roman funerary area, including burials with libation conduits hilariously akin to today’s watering spikes.

Barbarian warriors in ancient Roman times may have used stimulants to aid their performance in battle, a study has proposed. The practice is suggested by small, spoon-like objects fitted to warriors' ...