New research suggests the Romans used a method known as "hot mixing" to produce self-healing concrete, which allowed them to ...

Archaeologists in a small French village have uncovered a buried jar packed with tens of thousands of Roman coins, a ...

This remarkable hunt uncovered relics that link directly to the power and presence of the Roman Empire.

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

From ancient Rome to medieval Spain to Renaissance Venice, generations of mariners have relied on biscotti as a source of ...

Urban populations in southern Britain experienced a decline in health that lasted for generations after the Romans arrived ...

Maps feel simple at first glance, but every now and then one forces you to pause and look again. The maps in this list play ...

But have borders always been with us? From the frontiers of the Roman Empire, past the Berlin Wall, to the European Schengen area, we take you on a fascinating trip through the origins of borders.

An intricate system of roads connected the furthest reaches of the Roman Empire, which at its height in the 2nd century CE spanned modern-day Algeria, Egypt, Turkey and England. A collaboration ...

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

Turkey was once full of Greek cities which were the cradle of ancient Greek scientific and philosophical thought.

A 1,500-year-old Roman silver ring, featuring a detailed carving of a hare, was recently discovered at Hadrian's Wall in ...