Ancient Roman ideas of privacy differed radically from our own, and their communal toilets reveal a mindset almost impossible ...

Scientists excavating the ruins of Pompeii have discovered a construction site left frozen in time by the eruption of Italy's ...

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Lime granules trapped in ancient walls show Romans relied on a reactive hot-mix method to making concrete that could now ...

Just a stone's throw from Faro, the Roman ruins of Milreu reveal the magnificence of a perfectly preserved Roman villa. The archaeological site of Milreu, near the village of Estoi in the Algarve, is ...

Constantine the Great was a most important figure of Roman history and Christianity, yet there is a dark chapter in the ...

A villa in Pompeii has survived two thousand years and is still well preserved. Image via Wiki Commons. Concrete was the foundation of the Roman Empire. For centuries, researchers have tried to ...

The new Spartacus spin-off series, House of Ashur, has ignited a firestorm of controversy, but it has not stopped soaring on ...

Excavations of a workshop that was buried in Pompeii almost 2000 years ago have given archaeologists unique insights into ...

Zaragoza is a city that surprises with its vitality, deep history and welcoming spirit – traits that have shaped a ...

With the title character of Spartacus (played first by Andy Whitfield, and then by Liam McIntyre after Whitfield’s untimely ...

New research by M&S Travel Money has crowned Kraków, the ‘picturesque’ and historic Polish city, as the most affordable ...