A new exhibition in Hungary brings ancient residents of the Roman frontier city of Aquincum to life with detailed facial ...

Using archaeology, anthropology and DNA analysis, experts reconstructed Roman-era faces and paired them with imagined life ...

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Gladiators only fought 2-3 times annually, spending most of their time training intensively in gladiator schools called ludus. Their diet was predominantly vegetarian, featuring barley-based meals ...

Most Romans lived not in marble villas, but in crowded apartment blocks called insulae. These buildings offered shops, rented ...

Explore the complex religious life of ancient Rome, where religion played a vital role. Explore the complex religious life of ancient Rome, where religion played a vital role in the political, social, ...

Rome’s tabernae were the fast-food counters and bars of the ancient city. They served cheap meals and wine, but also became ...

Soldiers and civilians alike enjoyed strategy game Ludus Latrunculorum in the Roman Empire, especially in Roman Britain ...

A Baltimore hairstylist uncovered the surprising truth behind ancient Roman hairstyles once thought to require wigs.