It was widely believed that the Nazis destroyed Rome's first-century Nemi ships during World War II. A new book refutes this history, The Times reports.

In 48 B.C.E., Julius Caesar and Pompey the Great were locked in desperate combat. The two generals led huge armies against each other in a civil war to decide the fate of the Roman Republic. At ...

Did Archimedes light Roman ships on fire ... The year is 213 B.C. Romans are trying to take control of an ancient city in ... you got the wrong war. RASCOE: The famous battle was recreated in ...

Very straight, as Roman engineers were fond of designing, it stretched 400 miles past to Naples and on to Brindisi, from where Roman ships sailed to Greece and Palestine. These are the original ...

The people of Rome threw a party in 46 B.C. that would be remembered for many years to come. Julius Caesar had just returned, having crushed the followers of his great rival, Pompey the Great ...

You could say all ships led to Ostia, because Ostia was the emporium Of Rome, all those goods from the Mediterranean came into one point ultimately, and it was Ostia at the mouth of the Tiber river.

The name Marcus Valerius Laevinus doesn’t mean much to most history enthusiasts, not even to those interested in Ancient Rome, as he remains overshadowed by other contemporaries who achieved lasting ...

The year is 213 B.C. Romans are trying to take control of an ancient city in Sicily. (SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY") HARRISON FORD: (As Indiana Jones) This is the ...

Scientists have long debated whether Greek scientist Archimedes could have destroyed enemy ships by redirecting sunlight. Brenden Sener, 13, tested it for a school science fair project.