Nero, who ruled from A.D. 54 to 68, is often remembered as one of history’s most notorious emperors, his reputation steeped in tales of excess and cruelty. One enduring myth claims that as a great ...

Defined by the men in their lives, women in ancient Rome were valued mainly as wives and mothers. Although some were allowed more freedom than others, there was always a limit, even for the ...

They are two… The Aldobrandini Wedding, the Most Famous and Admired Roman Fresco until Pompeii was Discovered Since the Renaissance, the search for ancient remains, statues, marbles, and any object ...

Other women, attract attention for their flagrant sexual excesses. One ancient writer describes Julia, Augustus’ only daughter, entertaining her lovers in public in the Roman forum. While ...

Modern life makes us tired, right? But research from societies in Africa and South America suggests people in the ancient ...

Italian archaeologists have unearthed 24 beautifully preserved bronze statues in Tuscany believed to date back to ancient Roman times. The statues were discovered under the muddy ruins of an ...

Unlike the romantic weddings of today, marriage in ancient Rome was an arrangement between ... Men would usually marry in their mid-twenties, while women married while they were still in their ...

But when it comes to ancient Roman statues, being a little broken is almost the norm. Walk around any museum of classical art ...

The ancient Roman ship ... When the largely corroded statue was pulled from the sea in 1999, a long desalination and restoration process commenced. Upon completion in 2005, archaeologists were left ...