In the mythology of ancient Greece and Rome, thunder and lightning strikes were the prime weapon of Zeus (the king of the gods, known to the Romans as Jupiter). Reminders of his power and wrath via ...

Archaeologists in Bearsden discovered the ruins of a 1,900-year-old fortlet alongside the Roman Empire's famous Antonine Wall ...

Explore the Roman Empire's history, from its founding to its lasting impact on law, language, architecture, and culture.

“The prolonged and extreme drought seems to have occurred during a particularly poor period for Roman Britain,” Andreas ...

Ancient DNA reveals that the Goths of eastern Europe, some of whom would ultimately sack the city of Rome, may have been a mix of peoples from three continents ...

The Roman Republic fell roughly 2,000 years ago — the culmination of a series of events including Julius Caesar’s assassination 2,069 years ago today. Yet the republic’s ruin still ...

A couple stumbled upon 2,000-year-old footprints while they were walking their dogs on a beach in Scotland. The findings dated back to the early first century A.D., and despite an urgent ...

The Nika Revolt of 532 AD in Constantinople was one of the bloodiest sports riots in history and nearly led to the toppling ...

To celebrate Women's History Month this March, and International Women's Day on 8 March, we've put together a collection of primary and secondary classroom reosurces ...

The comparison cited by Gideon Rachman between Donald Trump and the Roman emperor Nero is doubly suggestive (“A post-Trump restoration is still possible”, Opinion, February 10). On the one hand, it is ...

The matchup for Super Bowl 2026 is finally set! The Seattle Seahawks will face the New England Patriots on Sunday, February 8, at 6:30 PM ET on NBC and Peacock. While this is the time of year for fun ...

Archaeologists excavating the ancient Roman city of Gabii have uncovered a massive stone-lined basin that may represent one of Rome’s earliest monumental civic structures. Its central placement hints ...