A Greco-Roman tomb discovered beneath a hidden staircase in southern Egypt is shedding light on ancient burial customs and the layered history of the region. At the base of nine worn stone steps in ...

Hike Through Ancient Roman and Biblical History in Turkey’s Rugged Mountains In southern Turkey, an extensive new trail network spirits trekkers to Pisidia, home to many lost treasures and a ...

Once chaotic and essential, Rome’s Suburra lay just below the Forum. Home to artisans, taverns, and intrigue, it shaped the ...

We can probably safely assume Rome, in many areas, was likely pretty dirty and rank-smelling. That said, there's evidence of ...

A joint Egyptian-Italian archaeological mission, led by the Supreme Council of Antiquities and the University of Milan, ...

Roman society : a social, economic, and cultural history by Boren, Henry C. (Henry Charles), 1921-2013 Publication date 1977 Topics Sozialgeschichte, Rome -- History, Rome (Empire), Römisches Reich, ...

Class struggle isn’t a modern invention — it’s been with us for thousands of years. Sarah Bond is a professor of classics at ...

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Examine the ancient Greek slave classes and their role in maintaining the economy. How they were represented in art and ...

All domestic and agricultural labour was undertaken by the Spartan slave class known as helots ... One of the most famous stories of women in ancient Greece was a society of warrior women known as the ...

An ancient city was most likely ruled by females living in a "matriarchal society" more than 9,000 years ago, according to a study published in Science this week.

Their enemies portrayed them as barbarians, but their artifacts tell a different story. Between their weapons, jewelry, and ...