Witness the entire story of the Roman Empire’s rise and fall through powerful visual charts. From conquests to collapse, the data tells it all in just minutes.

One tomb belonged to Amum-em-Ipet, who lived during the Ramesside period (as the 19th and 20th Dynasties, the last two of the ...

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Spartacus, a Thracian gladiator who had once served in the Roman army, escaped from slavery in 73 BCE. What began as a prison ...

Pope Leo XIV has declared himself a Roman as he completes the final ceremonial steps cementing his role as the bishop of Rome ...

When stains had to be cleaned from a mosaic that once decorated a lavish pleasure vessel from the first century, they were not remnants from the debauched revelries that the murderous and sex-crazed ...

When workers began excavating a new parking garage in Rome, they discovered what archeologists say was once Emperor Caligula's "pleasure gardens." Anderson Cooper reports on the find and the scholarly ...

Rome is a city shrouded in myth yet full of potent physical reminders of many historical triumphs and tragedies. Walking the ...

The largest ancient cities offer more than just remnants of stone, but they tell the story of humanity's ambition. Discover them here.

El Paso-born artist King Mala spoke with De Los about how Robert Eggers and Catholicism inspired her new album, 'And You Who ...

If you walked down a city street in ancient Greek and Roman times, it’s likely you’d come across children or even adults ...