Archeologists have long struggled to figure out what Roman dodecahedrons are or what purpose they were originally used for.

Some of the most iconic historic sites in the United States were built not just to function, but to inspire. From the US ...

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Hadrian’s Wall — a 73-mile construction across northern Britain that marked the frontier of the Roman Empire — is no stranger to penis imagery. The nearly 2,000-year-old example of Roman engineering ...

This newly uncovered site lies in what once might have been the northeast quadrant of that Roman town. In the basement, experts discovered mosaic floors that confirm the presence of ancient dwellings.

Rocks from Greenland found on Iceland's west coast could link the late Roman Empire's fall to a spell of sudden climate change. But historians say that the real story is likely much more complicated.

"It also raises important questions about the importance and transport of exotic animals across the Roman Empire." The study, published in the journal PLOS One, was led by Tim Thompson, professor ...

The study contributes a vital new dimension to our knowledge of Roman Britain, reinforcing the region's deep connection to the empire's entertainment traditions. These findings offer new avenues ...

Until now, no direct osteological proof had ever confirmed human-animal combat in Britain — or anywhere in the Roman Empire. This is despite artistic depictions and ancient texts that told many ...

According to a recent study, the Late Antique Little Ice Age (LALIA), a climate crisis in the 6th century lasting 200 to 300 years, may have contributed to the fall of the Roman Empire ...

(Image Credit: Dr Christopher Spencer, Queen's University, Canada) Though the collapse of the Roman Empire can be tied to a variety of factors, recent research has suggested that an ice age began on ...

"It was an incredibly lucky rediscovery that brought this publication to light eventually," Anna Dolganov, a historian and papyrologist of the Roman Empire with the Austrian Archaeological ...