The lifestyle of elite professional sportsmen in ancient Greece and Rome was comparable to that of a celebrity today.

A new, groundbreaking study reveals a story of fraud, slavery, taxes, government, conspiracy, debt blackmail, and rebellion.

The sweat of ancient Greek and Roman athletes was a prized commodity believed to confer special health benefits.

One legend contends that Valentine was a priest who served during the third century in Rome. When Emperor Claudius II decided ...

The ancient Roman city in southern Italy was destroyed by a catastrophic eruption of Mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79.

Serbian coal miners just stumbled upon the 1,700-year-old remains of a Roman ship that once supplied the distant reaches of the empire. The boat, a 42-foot-long flat-hulled vessel, is thought to have ...

Experts are returning to Syria’s war-ravaged heritage sites, hoping to lay the groundwork for restoring them and reviving ...

Conservationists hope the historical and cultural significance of landmarks like the ancient city of Palmyra and the medieval ...

Once-thriving landmarks like the ancient city of Palmyra and the medieval Crusader castle of Crac des Chevaliers remain ...

Experts are returning to Syria’s war-ravaged heritage sites, hoping to lay the groundwork for restoring them and reviving ...