Beneath the gelato shops and buzzing Vespas of modern Rome lies an invisible city. This video explores the subtle remnants of ancient Rome hiding in plain sight, from a 2,000-year-old street still in ...

The Roman Empire is arguably the most impressive culture in human history. The Romans conquered and subdued several powerful ...

Mommsen, whose admiration of Cæsar is as ardent as his knowledge of Roman history is great, speaks with well deserved scorn of the efforts that are made to defend contemporary usurpation by ...

In a city filled to the brim with iconic buildings of both the ancient and not-so-ancient variety, the Colosseum of Rome stands apart from the rest. The ancient stadium, an arched, elliptical arena, ...

The following list offers required readings and choices for the M.A. in Classical Antiquity, Special Field examination in Roman History. Students are expected to consult with the Chair of the ...

Roman Military Equipment from the Punic Wars to the Fall of Rome MC Bishop and JCN Coulston (Oxford, 2006) Roman Fortresses and their Legions by RJ Brewer (London, 2000) The Emperor and the Roman Army ...

Instances of xenophobia shook the cities, each one worse than the next, in the anxious years of the early fifth-century Roman Empire. Doors were slammed in immigrants’ faces when they asked for food, ...

When Rome opens new infrastructure, it rarely does so without uncovering its past. That reality came into sharp focus this ...

Archaeologists working at the Ancient Bononia site in Vidin, Bulgaria have made a remarkable discovery that offers fresh insight into Roman marriage customs. A substantial gold ring weighing 23.63 ...

Gladiator is about a general-turned-gladiator named Maximus (Russell Crowe), who was created just for the film. He is likely a fictionalized combination of the historical general Marcus Nonius ...