Excavations in Pompeii revealed that four people, including a child, tried to seek shelter from the eruption of Mount ...

Guatemala’s Cueva de Sangre, translated as “blood cave,” isn’t just a clever name. It’s an apropos description of the cave ...

From protein-filled meals to the benefits of lentils and intermittent fasting, the Classical world had strong opinions about ...

Emma Stuart from Manorcunningham spent her Easter in Athens. In a special feature, she tells us how Holy Week brought ...

Mexican matador Diego Silveti performs a ritual ahead of each bullfight. In each hotel room where he dresses in the garment ...

As Italy turned into a battleground between foreign powers, Rome suddenly found itself in the crosshairs of a marauding horde ...

Instead, the study suggests, Deinosuchus belonged to an ancient lineage that split off before the last common ancestor of today’s alligators and crocodiles, carrying characteristics that are ...

As an American retiree who has lived in about 50 countries with my wife, I think some of the best countries to live in ...

‘One-on-one human battles in Colosseum-type settings were a form of public entertainment in ancient Roman society. Lesion on the left iliac spine of 6DT19 consistent with a big cat bite ...

Phallic emblems are found on a wide range of Roman objects, from amulets to frescoes to mosaics to lamps. They were symbols intended to bring good luck and ward off evil spirits. As the ancient ...

For comparison, 13 current tribal members provided blood samples. Additional DNA came from ancient and modern people in Siberia and the Americas, including individuals buried in the largest stone ...

Caesar was a blue-blood patrician, which Trump isn’t ... But the army’s relationship to the US government is more complex than in ancient Rome. Some emperors became unpopular due to their ...