A common whiff in the Roman city would have come from the animals and the waste they created. Roman bakeries frequently used ...

Archaeologists uncovered an ancient Byzantine mosaic in Dara, revealing the Greek-influenced city's military and religious ...

Researchers think the camp was built during the second century C.E. Stretching across 22 acres, it was identified using a ...

Once chaotic and essential, Rome’s Suburra lay just below the Forum. Home to artisans, taverns, and intrigue, it shaped the ...

We can probably safely assume Rome, in many areas, was likely pretty dirty and rank-smelling. That said, there's evidence of ...

This podcast episode explores why language learning feels so hard today — and what the ancient Romans did differently. By comparing modern habits with ancient methods, the discussion highlights how ...

Lays of ancient Rome by Macaulay, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron, 1800-1859; Zaehnsdorf (Firm) bnd CU-BANC; Hearst, William Randolph, 1863-1951; Spottiswoode, Andrew Publication date 1847 Topics ...

The roar of the arena crowd, the bustle of the Roman forum, the grand temples, the Roman army in red with glistening shields ...

To modern eyes, much of Pompeii’s erotic art might look like ancient pornography. But to the Romans, these images weren’t ...

It’s really gratifying to see that a book on a subject that some may find obscure is getting a lot of attention from writers ...

What it communicates, above all, is the hopeless unhipness of its sender. I use it anyway, mostly out of habit but also ...