In ancient Rome, an hour was not a consistent unit of time. In the summer, it could be as long as 75 minutes – and in the winter it sometimes lasted just 45 minutes. At first it just appeared to ...

An eight-sided Roman ring was recently found in Lincolnshire, England, by Wessex Archaeology staff. The item dates back to ...

ancient Rome was home to a vast array of cultures, with immigrants bringing their own customs, languages, and gods to the capital. Life in Ancient Times is available to stream on pbs.org and the ...

The Temple of Hercules Victor, above, is situated in the Forum Boarium, which was a bustling commercial center in ancient times, when many Roman merchants were fervent Hercules worshipers.Credit ...

WASHINGTON, Jan 9 (Reuters) - The ancient Romans were brilliant ... some that have survived to modern times virtually intact like the domed Pantheon in Rome. An indispensable material for the ...

Explore the complex religious life of ancient ... Roman history. Temple sanctuaries were delineated by monumental entrances and colonnades to distinguish sacred spaces from the profane. At the ...

Now a popular tourist destination along the Adriatic coast, Rimini—or Ariminum in ancient times—had been a major Roman town for centuries, and the modern city is strewn with monuments from ...

Torlonia Foundation/Photo by Lorenzo De Masi Share Any temporary exhibition of ancient Roman ... the Art Institute and Rome-based Torlonia Foundation, it is the first time works from the private ...