Roman society was, in many ways, surprisingly sophisticated. It built remarkable things like aqueducts that snaked over long ...

Beneath the emotions of loss and reverence, and with a new pope in place, Rome continues its spiritual, cultural and ...

In AD 9, three Roman legions suffered a massacre in a region of Germania ... There were no military academies in Ancient Rome. Rather, a young man learned military science and the art of command ...

This oil painting by French artist Firmin Didot (1764-1836) depicts human-animal combat in ancient Rome. New evidence shows it likely occurred as far away as Roman Britain. 33,623 people played ...