Gladiatorial combat often saw participants pitted against wild beasts as well as human combatants.
A ludicrous new conspiracy theory doing the rounds online is claiming that the Romans never existed.
A new study has found that the Romans may have used 'metamaterials' to dampen the effects of earthquakes.
Pennsylvania resident Mary Horomanski couldn't believe what she was reading when she received the bill.
Samples of horse dung have helped to solve one of the most enduring mysteries of classical warfare.
A remarkable new find has suggested that the Romans may have visited North America 2,000 years ago.
Archaeologists have discovered the remains of an ancient amphitheater similar to the Colosseum in Rome.
A remnant of the past has been discovered among the remains of an ancient first century Roman city.
A series of volcanic eruptions in North America once triggered widespread disaster across Europe.
A new study has revealed that the production of greenhouse gases was not limited to the modern age.
An ancient road uncovered in Shropshire has led archaeologists to believe that not all roads led to Rome.
A vast underground canal system built by the ancient Romans has been found that runs through over 100 kilometers of ston...