Slavery was a core part of life in ancient Rome—for both its economy and society. But when did it actually end? In this video ...

In different passage, Aulus tells us about some bookstalls he came across when he arrived by ship at the port of Brundisium ...

Ancient Roman political leaders could be violent and cruel. Some had odd tastes and were out of touch. Others had wildly ...

American writers misleadingly interpreted Egypt's past to argue that slavery was a divinely sanctioned institution ...

ROME, Dec 5 (Reuters) - While slaves in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii were considered no more than "speaking tools", some received better food than ordinary people, Italy's culture ministry said ...

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Pompeii is well known as an iconic Roman city. But for much of its early history, it wasn’t Roman at all. It belonged to the ...

ROME (AP) — One of the best-preserved ancient Roman homes on the Palatine Hill is opening to the public for the first time, albeit via a livestreamed tour of its hard-to-reach underground frescoes and ...

Excavation in a gravel quarry in central Switzerland revealed a 2,000-year-old Roman stone wall. The Roman site in the pre-alpine area could have been a villa or temple. Along with the walled ...

From its heart in Italy across its many thousands of miles, the Roman Empire was built and maintained by slaves. Some were born enslaved, the sons and daughters of enslaved mothers. Others were ...