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 ...

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The graveyard of Liternum, near Naples, was in use between the first century B.C.E. and the third century C.E.

A hidden treasure from ancient Rome has emerged from the depths of Lake ... revealing parts of the bed that have been hidden beneath the water’s surface for hundreds of years — including ...

Learn how the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79 transformed one unfortunate Herculaneum resident’s brain into organic glass ...