DNA reveals that the people of Carthage, a powerful independent colony founded by the Phoenicians, had little genetic ...

Starting today with Ancient Rome, Kate is joined by historian and author Emma Southon to find out why Romans would have loved ...

Anthony Delaney and Maddy Pelling are joined by the one and only Emma Southon author of A Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. Her new book is A History of Rome in 21 Women. Mixed by Tom ...

Planning a trip to Rome is all about preparation. The Eternal City is full of history, architecture, and culture. It’s more ...

With a win-loss record little better than the ancient birdwatchers, economists are often in error, but rarely in doubt.

Archaeologists have recently unearthed the remarkably well-preserved remains of a dog from ancient Rome, shedding light on the widespread practice of ritual sacrifice in antiquity.

Compare ancient artifacts found in Rome with those housed in the mysterious Vatican Museum#rome#vatican#artifacts ...

Taylor Swift’s new fascination with ancient coin jewelry shines a spotlight on Roman denarii, historical talismans—and maybe ...

The bizarre episode no doubt puzzled his soldiers as much as it does modern historians. Excerpted with permission from The Shortest History of Ancient Rome, Ross King, Pan Macmillan.

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 ...