In place of toilet paper, Romans used a "xylospongium"-a sponge ... it's hard to imagine the hygiene level of such communal ...

New DNA evidence from Pompeii’s body casts reveals that traditional assumptions about residents’ relationships and origins ...

History comes alive once again at the hands of Ridley Scott – but why didn’t the Gladiator 2 filming locations include actual ...

When workers were building a McDonald's in Frattocchie, Italy, they stumbled across a road from ancient Rome. McDonald's ...

In ancient Rome, bathing culture was very important and it was "traditional ... In Islam, a Muslim must wash before praying, ...

North of Ancient Rome are the districts of Corso and Spagna ... another iconic attraction in Rome. A great meeting place for Romans and visitors alike, the Spanish Steps are an excellent place ...

UNESCO told Newsweek it "is gravely concerned about the threats posed by the conflict to the region's rich cultural heritage." ...

The last human sacrifices carried out in Rome—beyond considering the ludi gladiatorii as an acceptable adaptation of the ...

Gladiator 2 takes us back to Rome, where battles are fiercer, emotions run deeper, and power struggles hit even harder.

Customers dine in vintage gold booths at the Hartford Flavor Cocktail Parlour. “The place is filled with vintage chandeliers, sconces and other hand-selected items Lelaneia Dubay gathered over ...

Ridley Scott's long-anticipated return to ancient Rome is a pale shadow of its Best Picture-winning predecessor.

Decades after Gladiator swept the Oscars, Ridley Scott is back with the highly anticipated Gladiator II, proving there's no ...