The recycled buildings of Rome, long dismissed by architects, are getting a reappraisal as a model for how to reduce waste ...

Ancient manuscripts detailing the events during the Roman Empire are believed to contain 'first hand' evidence about the life and death of Jesus Christ. The Annals, written by the Roman historian ...

Scientists in France may be hot on the trail of a long-lost canal that the Romans built over two millennia ago while battling ...

Defined by the men in their lives, women in ancient Rome were valued mainly as ... Not much information exists about Roman women in the first century. Women were not allowed to be active in ...

Secrets of ancient London revealed as more than 14,000 Roman artefacts unearthed - The finds were uncovered at the site of a 3rd century Roman temple ...

Slavery had a long history in the ancient ... projects such as roads, aqueducts and buildings. As a result, they merged easily into the population. In fact, slaves looked so similar to Roman ...

While reading ancient Greco-Roman texts, Brøns noticed a handful of references to sweet-smelling statues. She was intrigued, so she decided to go looking for even more mentions of scented sculptures.

Philanthropy, or as the Catholic Church calls it, charity, is an ancient practice, said Tom Schulzetenberg, director of strategic projects at St. Mary’s University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. However ...