From high above southern Italy, the ruins of Pompeii stretch out like a frozen moment in time. Ancient streets, crumbling villas, and grand theaters still sit beneath the shadow of Mount Vesuvius, the ...

Spanish archaeologists from the University of Cádiz uncover a 2,400-year-old ship graveyard in the Bay of Gibraltar, ...

Everything you ever wanted to know about Ancient Egypt. Dan is joined by Dr Campbell Price, Curator of Egypt and Sudan at the ...

Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Researchers discovered a ...

Constructed starting in 312 B.C.E. to carry troops southeast toward Capua and, eventually, the port city of Brindisi in the ...

Ancient, fascinating Solin is an unassuming Croatian town that was actually once among the Roman Empire's largest.

A new study of a 2,200-year-old Roman shipwreck reveals that ancient sailors used sophisticated organic coatings to waterproof their vessels.

In 86 BC, Roman General Sulla unleashed a brutal siege on ancient Athens, permanently transforming the sovereign state into a museum city.

A study of the Roman conquest of Anatolia reveals how imperial expansion fueled economic growth but ultimately triggered ...

Mosaic depictions of a weapon-wielding female gladiator are the first physical evidence showing women in ancient Rome could ...

When two British explorers excavated the remnants of the ancient Greek city of Cyrene in 1861, many tombs had already been ...