Slavery had a long history in the ancient world and was practiced in Ancient Egypt and Greece, as well as Rome. Most slaves during the Roman Empire were foreigners and, unlike in modern times ...

Around 2,500 years ago, the city of Rome was at the centre of a huge empire that stretched from Scotland to Syria. The Roman Empire was based upon enslaved people and citizens. Enslaved people ...

Around 2,500 years ago, the city of Rome was at the centre of a huge empire that stretched from Scotland to Syria. The Roman Empire was based upon enslaved people and citizens. Enslaved people ...

It is said that, in a posthumous act of cruelty, the slaves who dug his grave were ... and the Western Roman Empire was no more. Rome, and its epicenter of power, the Forum was Attila’s ...

Having been transformed into a vehicle of imperial propaganda, triumphal arches proliferated not only in Rome but also across the empire. While the triumphal arches of the republican era were ...

Gladiators were the rock stars of the Roman Empire. But what was gladiator combat like? How did the slaves of the arena fight and survive over centuries worth of matches? Gladiator combat was a little ...