Built around 250 BCE with evidence that some parts may be even older, this man-made structure may be one of the earliest ...

Rome once had a near-equal rival just 11 miles away in the early days of the empire. The ancient Roman city of Gabii may not ...

Step back into the world of Ancient Rome, mapped out through Google Earth with unit placements that bring history to life.

To explore the site, the researchers drafted a multidisciplinary team of scientists from the fields of botany, architecture, ...

Beneath the mosaic floors of Roman villas, an ingenious system of underfloor heating transformed warmth into a mark of power ...

Archaeologists uncover how early humans in Italy butchered elephants and forged survival from their bones 400,000 years ago.

At Rome’s Casal Lumbroso site, humans 400,000 years ago turned a dead elephant into food and tools—proof of astonishing ...

Carthage was the capital city of the ancient Carthaginian civilization, and was one of the most important trading hubs of the ...

While the mayors of the cities did sign a peace treaty in 1985, it was a symbolic gesture. In reality, the wars between the two ancient civilizations ended more than 2,000 years prior when Rome ...

Twins in ancient Greece and Rome were seen as divine signs or dangerous omens, revealing deep cultural fears about birth, ...

During a remarkably warm period 400,000 years ago, early humans living near what is now Rome regularly butchered massive straight-tusked elephants, using both their meat and bones as vital resources ...