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10 Ancient Roman Foods People Actually Ate at the Colosseum
Nearly 2,000 years ago, ancient Romans enjoyed a variety of snacks when attending events at the Colosseum. Recent ...
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Living in Ancient Rome: A Day in the Past
Long-threatened tariffs from U.S. President Donald Trump are escalating concerns of job losses at the nation's ports. The ...
The Roman Way to Trash a Republic
When you’re the emperor Augustus, they let you do it.
Scientists Link Mysterious Icelandic Rocks to ‘Little’ Ice Age—and Rome’s Downfall
The unexpected discovery of Greenland rocks in Iceland hints that a centuries-long cold snap may have helped finish off the Western Roman Empire.
Letters to the editor: Little has changed with taxation, documents from Roman empire show
A recent paper analyses legal documents from the Roman empire that detail the prosecution of a tax evasion case on papyrus.
1,900-year-old Roman papyrus details elaborate tax evasion scheme, research suggests
Historians have deciphered a 1,900-year-old papyrus discovered in the Judean desert that details an elaborate tax evasion ...
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Concrete has a long history starting in Rome and followed by a revolutionary bridge in Paris
Pliny the Elder’s 37 volume Naturalis Historia is the largest single work to have survived from the Roman Empire. It includes ...
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The Roman Kings Who Ruled Rome Before the Republic
Rome was famous for rejecting the idea of kingship. For almost 500 years, Rome was a staunch Republic, with rules in place to ...
Before Easter became a holy day, it was the beginning of the Resistance
Belief in the resurrection of Jesus is the foundation of the Christian faith. But the miracle of Easter didn’t end there.