This spooky skeleton was likely made to remind Roman banqueters that life is short. This small, bronze skeleton is one of ...

Learn more about "Larva Convivalis,” or banquet ghosts that served as a morbid reminder that you won’t live forever, so live ...

Only twelve examples of the larva convivialis are known, with the 2.6 inch figurine now housed at Getty Villa in Los Angeles.

From as early as the eighth century BCE, ancient Rome experienced remarkable growth, transforming from a small settlement ...

A family cleaning their backyard in New Orleans discovered an unusual marble tablet with some characters in Latin.

Malaka, an ancient Phoenician city in today's Spain, thrived as a Mediterranean hub enriched by Greek trade, art, and ...

For the first time in nearly 2,000 years, visitors to Rome’s Colosseum can walk through a hidden imperial passage.

The public is invited to an adult Halloween party from 6-10 p.m. Friday, Oct. 17, at the Henry P. Smith Post 24 American ...

After decades locked away in a basement, some of the finest sculptures from antiquity have been pulled from the gloom and returned to public view in Rome.

The Decapolis (“ten cities”) was a group of cities in the Middle East where ancient Greek, Roman, and Jewish cultures ...