As the campus winds down for the semester, bells rang and memes were created for 1977 graduate Robert Prevost, who's now Pope Leo XIV.

This newly uncovered site lies in what once might have been the northeast quadrant of that Roman town. In the basement, experts discovered mosaic floors that confirm the presence of ancient dwellings.

Across the country, futuristic projects are reshaping everything from how we move to how we imagine life beyond Earth. Let’s explore some of the UAE’s most futuristic initiatives—from a museum that ...

Rocks from Greenland found on Iceland's west coast could link the late Roman Empire's fall to a spell of sudden climate change. But historians say that the real story is likely much more complicated.

"It also raises important questions about the importance and transport of exotic animals across the Roman Empire." The study, published in the journal PLOS One, was led by Tim Thompson, professor ...

While the Western Roman Empire, which included parts of Western Europe, Central Europe and North Africa, regained control of southern Britain in 369, they were forced to abandon it permanently in 410.

For one resident of the ancient Roman Empire, who met a violent demise around 1,800 years ago, archaeologists have found the first record of its kind scarred into his bones: he was mauled by a lion, ...

Roman gladiators’ fights to the death have inspired morbid fascination for millennia. But for something seemingly so well-documented, it’s rare for archaeologists find physical evidence of ...

The study contributes a vital new dimension to our knowledge of Roman Britain, reinforcing the region's deep connection to the empire's entertainment traditions. These findings offer new avenues ...

Until now, no direct osteological proof had ever confirmed human-animal combat in Britain — or anywhere in the Roman Empire. This is despite artistic depictions and ancient texts that told many ...