Roman Emperor’s Torso Attracts Young Buyers, Fetches $34.3 Million

A fourteen-minute bidding contest set a Roman antiquity record. Younger participants joined the wider sale, while the torso’s imperial identity remains debated.

10 Things in Ancient Rome That Still Feel Modern

Buildings, objects and ancient texts show ten Roman practices with close parallels in everyday life, from busy streets to shared places of leisure.

10 Roman Baby Girl Names and the Women Who Carried Them

Family ties, imperial daughters and influential mothers give these ten Roman names their ancient histories, from Augustus’s household to the Antonine court.

No, Rome Did Not Fall Because Women Chose Careers Over Children

A Fox News claim blames Rome’s fall on women choosing careers over babies. Roman demographic research and evidence of working mothers tell a different story.

New Reconstruction Reveals the Face of a Man from Roman Scotland

An international team has reconstructed an Inveresk resident’s face, while his bones and teeth document a journey north and a life shaped by injury.

Conclave's Robert Harris Sees in Rome’s Republic, a Warning for Modern Democracy

A new interview about Agrippa brings Rome’s passage to one-man rule into the present, as the Conclave novelist warns about broken political rules.

The Battle of the Milvian Bridge: Constantine, Maxentius and the Fight for Rome

On 28 October AD 312, Constantine confronted Maxentius outside Rome in a battle that ended with a disastrous retreat toward the Tiber. Ancient accounts describe fierce fighting, broken bridges and the drowning of an emperor, but disagree over how the final moments unfolded.

Gold Earrings Found in a Roman Child’s Grave in Bulgaria

Rescue excavations outside Augusta Traiana’s walls uncovered a child buried with gold jewellery and a coin of Aurelian among 135 graves.

Roman Coin-Cleaning Session Brings Ancient History to Students in Michigan

Students at Michigan State’s Classical Society worked on late Roman bronze coins, revealing the portraits and inscriptions that make ancient currency a historical source.

Roman Camp in Spain Reveals their Efforts to Erase Local Identity

A newly identified camp near La Peña del Castro links Roman troops with a burned Iron Age hillfort, where researchers are examining whether conquest included deliberate attacks on local identity.

6 Reasons Rome’s Chosen Heirs Didn’t Always Become Emperor

From Augustus’ lost grandsons to Diocletian’s planned abdication, the next reign depended on family arrangements and the people willing to uphold them.

Archaeologists Discover Palace in Burgundy Kept Roman Comforts in Early Medieval Times

At a hilltop settlement in Burgundy, a possible palatial complex combines a large church, Roman-style heating and fine glass across the transition into the Middle Ages.