The Roman Empire was a force unlike any other, shaping the ancient world through innovation, conquest, and culture. This ...

Arctic ice cores uncover how Roman lead pollution led to widespread IQ declines over 2,000 years ago, revealing impacts on ...

Scientists are exploring the role of lead pollution in the decline of the Roman Empire, proposing that chronic lead exposure ...

A team of archaeologists recently discovered a hoard of 141 Roman gold coins dating back to around the Fourth Century CE in ...

A hoard of Roman coins dating from the Fourth century and covering the reign of nine emperors has been found in northern ...

Archaeologists in Luxembourg have discovered a lavish 1,700-year-old hoard of Roman gold coins that had been placed near the ...

Test your knowledge of the week in news, and take last week’s quiz here. Annie Hill is platforms editor for NBC News based in ...

For decades, Mary Beard has forged her own path through the male dominated field of academia, from the ruins of Rome to the ...

Archaeologists recently concluded their excavation of an area in Luxembourg that contained a hoard of 141 ancient Roman coins, now worth six figures in modern U.S. dollars.

Voting is one of the most important responsibilities of citizenship, but it should not be granted without some demonstration ...

Babies were weaned earlier in cities in the Roman Empire than in smaller and more rural communities, according to a study of ancient teeth. Urban weaning patterns more closely hewed to guidelines from ...

Saying that the heart of the Habsburgs is in Vienna may sound like a poetic expression to embellish a historical fact, but it ...