Located in Ostia Antica, the mikvah dates to the late fourth or early fifth century C.E. Researchers say it's the earliest discovery of its kind outside the Middle East ...

Visitors to the site of Pompeii, the ancient Roman town buried (and so preserved for thousands of years) by the eruption of ...

The figures appear to represent a married couple. Experts think the woman, who is holding laurel leaves, may have been a ...

Visitors to the site of Pompeii, the ancient Roman town buried (and so preserved ... to the majestic amphitheatre and sumptuously stuccoed baths. But step outside the gates for a moment, and ...

But what materials did ancient Roman artists use to create these masterpieces? That question, and the roughly 200 pots of unused paints found around Pompeii, recently caught the attention of a ...

Nearly 2,000 years after a volcanic eruption caused hot ash to blanket the city, construction on railway lines revealed a ...

For the ancient Romans ... s fascinating is that this isn’t unique to Pompeii. In my new book, Mythica, which looks at the women not of Rome but of Bronze age Greece, I’ve found that new ...

Visitors to the site of Pompeii, the ancient Roman town buried (and so preserved for thousands ... to the majestic amphitheatre and sumptuously stuccoed baths. But step outside the gates for a moment, ...