The Vigiles were ancient Rome’s firefighters and night watchmen.

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The tokens are roughly the size of a half-dollar coin and feature markings etched into their surfaces. Karabük University Archaeologists digging in the ancient Roman city of Hadrianopolis, located ...

These ancient people were living in the center of a vast empire that spanned across Europe, northern Africa, and parts of the Middle East. Lasting over a thousand years, the ancient Roman civilization ...

According to new archaeological evidence, the most elite Roman military soldiers stationed at the Egyptian port of Berenike found all sorts of innovative ways to show off their status, like carrying ...

A stash of ancient ammunition has pinpointed where a Roman army camp once hunkered down in Spain's Pyrenees—and where local fighters sprang a deadly trap, reports Archaelogy.org. Archaeologists in the ...

What may have been a Roman soldier’s monthly paycheck has emerged from under the ground, officials announced this month. British officials recently unveiled the discovery of a 1,900-year-old Roman ...

Researchers found the remains of a Roman camp from 39 B.C. that was ambushed by locals in what's now Catalonia, Spain.

Ancient Greeks shaped identity through democracy, as "citizen" defined city-state residents and their rights and obligations.