The lifestyle of elite professional sportsmen in Ancient Greece and Rome was comparable to that of a celebrity today.

The ancient Olympic games were crowded with male athletes, but were there opportunities for females to compete in sports?

The first historically recorded pandemic is believed to have struck the walled city of Jirash, in what is now modern-day ...

Archaeologists recently unearthed the remains of ancient Roman marching camps in Saxony-Anhalt — a first for one of Eastern Germany’s larger states. The discovery was announced by the State Office for ...

Researchers recently unveiled proof that Romans used a surprising ingredient in their medical treatments — and it's far from sanitary. The research focuses on a vessel that was unearthed in Pergamon, ...

Two ancient Roman stone altars found near Edinburgh and acquired for the nation are set to go on public display for the first time as part of a new exhibition at the National Museums of Scotland (NMS) ...

The security lines at the entrance move with airport-like efficiency. Beyond them, the concrete of the 21st century falls away, replaced by creamy pillars and marble paving stretching into the ...

A mysterious ancient Roman object found in what is now the southern tip of the Netherlands has long been thought to be some sort of board game. With the help of artificial-intelligence simulations, ...

Italian police have revealed they discovered an ancient Roman cargo ship lying on the seabed – a find kept secret for months over fears looters would target its treasures. The wreck, laden with dozens ...

Instead of depicting the Trojan War from Homer’s “Iliad” as originally deduced, the mosaic may be of the same conflict in Aeschylus’ “Phrygians.” ...