A new study revealed which ancient empire had the greatest inequality, challenging beliefs about Rome and China.

Unusual rocks on an Icelandic beach were dropped there by icebergs, adding to evidence that an unusually cool period preceded ...

King Charles III and Queen Camilla have met Italian President Sergio Mattarella on the second day of a state visit to Italy ...

Archaeologists think that as many as 150 individuals may have been hastily buried at the site, likely after a "catastrophic" ...

Italy’s anti-trust agency has levied fines totaling 20 million euros ( $22 million) against half a dozen ticketing agencies ...

Rome, with a population of around 75 million, had an average income equivalent to about 2.25 times the subsistence minimum — ...

The Byzantine Emperor Justinian I came close to uniting the former Roman Empire less than a century after its fall. However, ...

The renowned English playwright, William Shakespeare, wrote “Julius Caesar,” a stage play that depicted the rise of Julius ...

The decrees were approved last Friday in coordination with the curia, or Vatican hierarchy ... although the doctor who ...

The collapse of a portion of the walls of ancient Telesia ... the public and religious area with forum, curia, temples, and a large amphitheater outside the walls.' According to the Democratic ...

The find is still being analyzed and offers a glimpse into the role of gladiators in ancient Roman society. Another style of burial found at Liternum. Photo from the Superintendence of Archaeology ...