Ancient Rome didn’t abandon its gods overnight. The rise of Christianity was a slow transformation of the cult-based religious order that had structured Roman life for centuries ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Archaeologists in Italy have made a stunning discovery that adds to our understanding of ancient Roman life. In the suburbs of the ...

When archaeologists first uncovered what appeared to be an ancient Roman home, they were unaware of the vast historical treasure that lay beneath. As they dug deeper, a sprawling complex with rich ...

Long thought to have been abandoned after 410 AD, Roman villas like Chedworth were believed to mark the end of a lavish Roman lifestyle in Britain. But new radiocarbon dating of a finely crafted ...

Hundreds of remnants of ancient Roman life — including colored dice, rain gutter decorations depicting mythological figures, and burial offerings 3,000 years old — have long been hidden from public ...

Archaeologists recently found a large Roman industrial complex in northern England — along with hundreds of tools, offering rare insight into how Romans lived and worked. The excavation was conducted ...

Archaeologists unearthed pair of “monumental” heads at Hadrian’s Wall ruins in Carlisle and called it “find of a lifetime,” photos show. Screengrab from Cumberland Council's YouTube video Digging into ...

Two Mithraic Roman altars are to be displayed as a part of an upcoming exhibition after being acquired for the nation.

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A study of 646 skeletons reveals that living in cities in Roman Britain was more harmful to health than rural life.