Mangled bones found at a one-time manufacturing facility pinpoint species used to make a quintessential condiment.

To modern eyes, much of Pompeii’s erotic art might look like ancient pornography. But to the Romans, these images weren’t ...

In 1471, Pope Sixtus IV transformed the ancient Capitoline Hill into a temple to ancient art. Five centuries later, the Capitoline Museums complex still remains the oldest public collection in the ...

Thousands of newly discovered fragments, which once adorned a high-status Roman building, offer an unprecedented glimpse into the artistic sophistication and daily life of ancient Londinium.

London was originally founded as a city — Londinium — soon after the Roman invasion in A.D. 43, and has consistently yielded significant archaeological treasures. In recent years, numerous excavations ...

A “jigsaw” of 2,000-year-old fragments have been pieced together by archaeologists to reveal a remarkable Roman wall painting. Pieces of the fresco were discovered on a site in central London ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Nero’s ancient Rome and Jazz Age New York were similar. That is the message of “The Comet/Poppea,” an intriguing combination of Monteverdi’s 1643 opera “L ...