Airborne particles from minting coins damaged health, a new study says, and might have contributed to the Roman Empire’s ...

Some scholars trace Valentine's Day back to ancient Greece and the mythical green meadows of Arcadia in the Peloponnese.

This medicinal plant was so coveted, it was worth its weight in gold. But this ultimately brought its downfall.

Pompeii only came under Roman control around 160 years before its destruction – and its traffic-worn streets show how the ...

Homer's Epics, Iliad and Odyssey, brought the ideas of Greek civilization to the world, serving as the foundation of Western literature.

At first whiff, it sounds repulsive: sniff the essence of an ancient corpse. But researchers who indulged their curiosity in the name of science found that well-preserved Egyptian mummies actually ...

When Roman soldiers were not out training and fighting, they were playing board games, which archaeologists have found to be ...

The biggest takeaway from all this is two-fold: while human activities have been affecting Earth’s climate for millennia, the temperature shifts caused by Ancient Rome were null when compared with ...

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Feb. 14, 2025 — Ancient Egyptian mummified bodies smell 'woody,' 'spicy' and 'sweet', finds a new study, revealing new details about mumification ...

The American University of Rome invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor in the program of Film, beginning Fall 2025. AUR’s well-established ...