Research uncovers how Pompeii’s early baths were unhygienic and how Roman water systems improved cleanliness but added new health risks.

Pompeii is well known as an iconic Roman city. But for much of its early history, it wasn’t Roman at all. It belonged to the ...

A major ancient Roman industrial site on the River Wear may be the most important discovery of the last hundred years, ...

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Excavations in Rome’s Pietralata uncover ancient roads, tombs, and a Hercules shrine, revealing daily life and religious ...

Archaeologists often focus on what skeletal remains can tell about how and when ancient peoples died. But an individual’s ...

Teeth provide a wealth of information about the lives of Iron Age Italians, according to a study published in the open-access ...

Life in the Byzantine Empire wasn’t just a continuation of Rome — it was a transformation. The language became Greek, the ...

A 2026 PNAS study reveals Pompeii's pre-Roman Republican Baths were heavily contaminated with human waste and rarely ...

Depictions of the eccentricities of Roman leaders were (and remain) interesting. But such leaders were often also dangerous, ...

The House of the Griffins, an ancient Roman home located underground on Palatine Hill, opens to the public for virtual tours. Originally discovered in the early 20th century, its frescoes and mosaics ...

One of the best-preserved ancient Roman homes on the Palatine Hill is opening to the public for the first time, albeit via a ...