Ancient Roman mass grave shows its army’s ethnic diversity

In Croatia, archaeologists have discovered a mass grave dating back to the third century CE that indicates another key to ...
Ancient Origins

Extraordinary Roman Water Basin Unearthed at Gabii Near Rome

Archaeologists led by University of Missouri professor Marcello Mogetta have uncovered a massive stone-lined water basin in the ancient Roman city of Gabii, just eleven miles east of Rome. Built ...
The New Yorker

Reservoir and Water-Front—in Washington Square—Gargantuan Bathtubs

Only three-room and six-room apartments remain in this house, the latter having two masters’ bedrooms, each with a bath, and a maid’s room and bath. Rentals, $2,100 annually for the three-room suite ...

The ghost stories of ancient Rome—from the bone-chilling to the absurd

Ghosts stories appear in several surviving texts from ancient Rome. What do they reveal about the people who told them?