A mix of ancient divinities, Aphrodite was patron over love, beauty, fertility, and war. But the venerated Greek deity has a ...

Turns out, the sculpture is from late first century B.C. to early first century A.D. It is believed to depict a son of Pompey the Great, who was defeated in civil war by Julius Caesar. The bust was ...

They were, of course, referring to Mount Vesuvius, the ancient, still active volcano that looms ominously over the charming ...

One grave contained the remains of three children all under the age of 3, researchers said. Their combined burial suggests ...

Pompeii: Inside a Lost City at the National Museum of Australia depicts life in the flourishing Roman city of Pompeii before ...

Ten years ago, scientists discovered ancient hunting camps beneath the lake. Now, DNA samples from a submerged peat bog could ...

Lead pollution might sound like a modern problem, but people were subjected to significant levels during antiquity, too.

The city of Rome was the beating heart of the Roman Empire, which spanned from the rise of Augustus in around 27 BCE until ...

Lead exposure is responsible for a range of human health impacts, with even relatively low levels impacting the cognitive development of children. Scientists have previously used atmospheric pollution ...

The new research adds context to a long-standing debate about the role lead pollution and poisoning may have played in the ...