The Romans associated pants with barbarism and eventually banned them, but the legwear eventually became commonplace nonetheless.

An ancient treasure trove consisting of 141 Roman gold coins has been uncovered, shedding new light on the Roman Empire.Researchers found these coins in Luxembourg, and they date back all the way to ...

He conquered land across three continents, ruled over states from Egypt to modern-day India, and never lost a battle – before ...

New archaeological museum contains original marble map from Ancient Rome - Visitors can walk over the map in the museum in ...

From there, the only way is down - deep into long-undisturbed catacombs built on an ancient burial ground, and perhaps even deeper still. A glimpse of Zombies mode's new The Tomb map.

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“It’s apocalyptic in our little town,” Mr. Wellema said, likening Altadena after the fire to the ruins of ancient Rome. In a phone ... What the Fires Took From Kids: We talked to 10 ...

Lead pollution in ancient Rome may have dropped the average IQ by up to three points, a new study has found. In the paper, published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ...

To estimate lead pollution levels in ancient Rome, researchers turned to ice core ... The researchers focused on children in particular, because kids are especially vulnerable to the health ...

Map and audio guides highlight Rome sites associated with Ireland. A new interactive map featuring historic and religious sites in Rome associated with Ireland charts the centuries-old links between ...

Scientists from the Desert Research Institute in Nevada say their findings connect ancient industrial activities to widespread ... preceded the devastating epidemic. Like the fall of Rome itself, the ...

With those atmospheric-lead concentrations in hand, the researchers next used modern-day data to estimate how much lead would have entered the bloodstreams of people in ancient Rome. Dr. McConnell ...