Ancient Rome
Sorry, ‘Ben-Hur’ Remake...No Circus Maximus for You
Rome blocks the remake from filming at the historic stadium
Evidence of a Seating Plan Discovered at the Colosseum
Restoration efforts reveal the red-painted numbers that would help ancient Romans find their status-dictated seats
Ancient Scrolls Blackened by Vesuvius Are Readable at Last
X-ray scans can just tease out letters on the warped documents from a library at Herculaneum
Ancient Roman Water Networks Made the Empire Vulnerable
A model of ancient water movement shows how trade practices might affect today's urban centers as the climate changes
Why the Pantheon Hasn’t Crumbled
Ancient Roman concrete has some benefits over modern equivalents
The Largest Manmade Block Ever Was Just Discovered in Lebanon
The block was never used, likely because it was too big to transport
Did the Gladiators Drink an Energy Drink Made of Ash?
Gladiators were getting extra calcium in their diet
No Costume? Grab A Sheet And Rock a Toga
Costume designer Mariah Hale explains how to wrap the perfect last-minute toga
Visitors to Emperor Augustus' Home Can Now See the Same Frescos He Did
Just in time for the 2,000th anniversary of Augustus' death, new wings of Augustus' home are opened
The Colosseum Was a Housing Complex in Medieval Times
Recent archeological digs have found that people lived in the Colosseum during the medieval era
Wrestling Was Fixed, Even in Ancient Rome
New analysis of an ancient document reveals classical roots of fake wrestling
Ancient Walls Show That Rome Is Older Than Legend
Romulus and Remus were 100 years late to the party
Explore Julius Caesar's Rome
From his former neighborhood to the place where he met his demise, check out these spots associated with Rome's most famous leader
Scholars Translate Ancient Guilt Trip in Letter From Soldier to Family
A new translation of an 1,800-year-old letter illustrates the hardships suffered by soldiers on the Roman frontier
When Colonial America’s Greatest Painter Took His Brush to Europe
John Singleton Copley left for Europe on the eve of the American Revolution. A historian and her teenage son made the trip to see why
How Third-Century China Saw Rome, a Land Ruled by “Minor Kings”
Translations of a 3rd century Chinese text describe Roman life
The Secrets of Ancient Rome’s Buildings
What is it about Roman concrete that keeps the Pantheon and the Colosseum still standing?
Ancient Rome's Forgotten Paradise
Stabiae's seaside villas will soon be resurrected in one of the largest archaeological projects in Europe since World War II
Rome Reborn
Archaeologists unveil a 3-D model of the great city circa A.D. 400
Resurrecting Pompeii
A new exhibition brings the doomed residents of Pompeii and Herculaneum vividly to life
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