The Roman Empire was based upon enslaved people and citizens. Enslaved people were bought and sold all around the empire. You could buy or win your freedom. Lots of people wanted to be a Roman ...

Progress in diagnosis, treatment and prognosis in Ancient Rome was slow and patchy; doctors tended to develop their own theories and diverged in several different directions. Many Roman doctors ...

Slavery had a long history in the ancient world and was practiced in ... In hard times, it was not uncommon for desperate Roman citizens to raise money by selling their children into slavery.

Tombs dating back to the ancient Roman era have been opened to ... and were likely a burial site for aristocratic Roman citizens in Ashkelon about 1,800 years ago. "This tomb has wonderful ...

The Roman army was the largest fighting force in the ancient world ... A legionary had to be over 17 years old and a Roman citizen. Every new recruit had to be fighting fit - anyone who was ...

An integral part of daily life in ancient Rome, the baths gave citizens of all classes the chance to mingle, gossip and relax. They were viewed as fundamental to Roman civilization and an obvious ...

A 12-year-old boy out walking his dog in an English seaside village found an object that museum curators have determined to ...

Ancient Greek temples positioned around the Agora were dedicated to patron gods like Athena for Athens and Zeus for Olympia.

The 6-foot-8 statue, a Roman copy of an ancient Greek original, is reportedly in “very good condition.” Citizens of the ...

ROME (AP) — Italy’s ancient Roman Appian Way was admitted to the UNESCO World Heritage List on Saturday, becoming the country’s 60th entry on the list. At more than 800 kilometers (500 miles ...

In fact, you can immerse yourself in the ancient world right here in your own backyard at the University of Saskatchewan’s ...