Archaeologists in the ancient Greek city of Perge, Turkey, have discovered five Roman statues, including Aphrodite and Eros.

Rare ‘Roman Figure’ Carved on Single Wood Recovered From a Water Ditch, Archaeologists Stunned By Its Preservation ...

Much of the work has been lost, but in the surviving books, he describes the reigns of Tiberius and Claudius, painting a vivid picture of these important figures. Because he was writing about dead ...

He is thought to have been born in Thrace (modern day Balkan region) and it has been suggested he was in the Roman army. He was sold into slavery and trained at the gladiatorial school in Capua ...

The receipt itself shows just how much of Gaius’ hard-earned denarii, an ancient Roman currency, went back to the military. Here’s the rough translation: The fourth consulate of Imperator ...

His books probed unilluminated corners of Roman history and upended commonly held accounts of well-known figures. For his seminal biography “Nero” (Harvard University Press, 2005), Champlin scoured ...

The Roman emperors held vast wealth and control in the ancient world. But while many people wanted the title, it wasn't a great job: A 2019 study calculated that almost two-thirds of Roman ...