I’ve always been interested in the relationship between gender and power in ancient Rome. This was a key concern ... though Tacitus drew on it in writing his Annals. What kind of a view of ...

Roman historian Tacitus' ancient manuscripts called Annals have surfaced online. They discuss the persecution of Christians and mention Jesus Christ. Tacitus references Jesus' crucifixion by Pontius ...

Defined by the men in their lives, women in ancient Rome were valued mainly as wives and mothers. Although some were allowed more freedom than others, there was always a limit, even for the ...

Ovid’s playful poetry made him a favorite among Rome’s elite ... and made him the Roman king of the flirts. Although his writing was superb, his timing was awful. The popularity of his ...

A recent study published in the Journal of Archaeological Science has revealed the materials and techniques used in the ...

As someone who’s spent years researching the economy of Ancient Rome, it all feels a shade familiar. In fact, tariffs were also used in Ancient Rome, and for some of the reasons that governments ...

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. The ruins of an ...

A cross inlaid in the floor of a library marks the spot where Indiana Jones has to dig to access the ancient catacombs of ... To find catacombs, go to Rome, home of some of the oldest and longest ...

Rome had as many as 11 aqueduct systems, the most ancient of which was the mile-long ... By the time Pliny the Elder was writing in the first century A.D., the Cloaca was already ancient ...

The myth that the statues of ancient Greece and Rome were white was created over time and upheld in part to serve racist ideologies. But, in reality, ancient works of art were colorful and even ...