Explore the fascinating world of education in ancient Rome, where literacy was rare, classrooms were unconventional, and learning could be harsh yet highly structured. From the tragic story of young ...

A Roman-era skeleton discovered in southern England has finally given up her secrets after more than a decade of debate.

Apollo Art Auctions presents an outstanding assemblage of over 500 lots of ancient art and antiquities, featuring one of the ...

Discover how the classical education system evolved from elementary instruction in Latin and Greek to the advanced study of rhetoric, law, philosophy, and medicine. With vivid insights into classrooms ...

UNESCO World Heritage Sites are places of outstanding cultural or natural importance to humanity. These sites, ranging from ...

The transformation of the Roman Empire into what modern historians call Byzantium was not a single event but a gradual ...

The Romans used lead extensively in their plumbing as well as their wine preparation, which some say was a direct contributor to their downfall.

In an insane discovery, archaeologists in central Italy have unearthed what may be the only physical building ever designed ...

Archaeologists have discovered 79 previously unseen pieces of graffiti scratched into the walls of an alley in Pompeii that ...

New research suggests the mysterious Roman-era “Beachy Head Woman” was likely from Britain, not the Mediterranean or ...

It is remarkable what, with enough ingenuity, can be gleaned from the most unpromising of materials – such as Roman limescale. That’s what a team based in Germany has been studying, and they have used ...

New love notes found on a Pompeii wall reveal personal messages, sketches, and confessions hidden for centuries.