A pit of human bones, potential evidence of a catastrophic epidemic that struck Constantinople in 541 A.D. Sulfur deposits ...

The Herculaneum papyri consist of about 800 rolled-up Greek scrolls that were carbonized during the 79 CE volcanic eruption that buried the ancient Roman town ... by Julius Caesar's patrician ...

A volcanic eruption destroyed the Roman city of Pompeii in 79 AD, but an avalanche of tourists has caused officials to ...

The ancient Roman writer Pliny the Elder ... In 420BC, for example, the Athenians introduced a law to protect the river Ilissus: It is forbidden to soak the coats [of animals] in the Ilissus ...

Ancient Roman ruins in Baalbek, a historic city in Lebanon, survived an initial wave of Israeli air strikes this week, ...

Irish actor Paul Mescal follows in Oscar winner Russell Crowe’s sandals. To fight in the Colosseum in “Gladiator II”, the highly anticipated sequel to filmmaker Ridley Scott’s Ancient Rome power saga.

UNESCO told Newsweek it "is gravely concerned about the threats posed by the conflict to the region's rich cultural heritage." ...

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Here's what the ancient Greeks and Romans can teach us about the environment and ourselves. From Roman soldiers in crowded ...