When Roman Egypt came under attack from the Kushites in what is now Sudan, the Roman forces responded by destroying a Kushite ...

During a visit to Palmyra, reporters found traces of the many forces that had fought over the city and ancient monuments ...

Nearly 2,000 years ago, ancient ... Roman diet. Archaeologists have uncovered a wide range of bread types—from soft loaves to dense barley rounds—in ovens and waste layers across Roman cities.

While Athens and Sparta dominate the history book, there are lesser-known ancient Greek city-states that contributed to Greek ...

While Athens and Sparta dominate the history book, there are lesser-known ancient Greek city-states that contributed to Greek ...

The trail’s 215 miles connect ancient road networks with modern hiking paths, tracing rivers, twisting up gorges and traversing the ruins of Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine cities. Map ...

The Romans did have status symbols, just like we do. Portable sundials weren’t very useful or precise, but they said a lot ...

“Ravenna attracted the best artists and architects from around the empire ... broke into the city, was a more difficult task. Within the busy Piazza Fiume, parts of the ancient walls remain ...

The remains of an ancient city named Lyncus, the capital of the Kingdom of Lyncestis, may have been discovered in […] ...

For the first time, an archaeological investigation has conclusively documented the existence of a brückenkopfkastell—a Roman ...

From Dorset to Derbyshire, Wales to Wester Ross, these strolls through some of the UK's loveliest landscapes are for all ages ...