From Stone Age astronomy to Viking law and Roman goddesses, cultures across time have honored the longest day of the year ...

The image of a toga-wearing Roman faded by late antiquity. In this video, we explore how late Roman citizens, soldiers, and ...

The disease killed the ancient Greeks and Romans—as well as the peoples who tried to conquer them—by the hundreds of thousands, playing a major role in the outcomes of their wars. Hippocrates ...

People themselves needed protection as well. They wore amulets or other charms, often made of coral, to ensure their safety.

Amsterdam Center for Ancient Studies and Archaeology, and Radbound University Nijmegen, researchers aim to explore the functioning of Roman borders that ran through the Netherlands and western ...

Some things were truly built to last. Some two millennia ago, Romans constructed amphitheaters across their vast empire, as far north as modern-day Scotland and as far south as what’s now Libya.

A McDonalds promo in Rome, Italy saw the company unearthing the ancient history of McDonald’s. Themed after period mosaics, the fixture looks like a historic discovery. McDonald’s is a truly ...

Photo by the Canton of Solothurn A pedestrian in Switzerland noticed unusual stones at a construction site that turned out to be the foundations of an ancient Roman structure. Officials from the ...

This is the hilarious moment a little girl jumped into a pond, but her skirt got caught on a post instead, leaving her dangling awkwardly. Footage shows the five-year-old Kia leaping into the water ...

Photo from Upper Austrian State Cultural Institution, Facebook Archaeologists in Austria recently unearthed a trio of Roman era mosaics, which shed light onto life in ancient times. The works were ...