Slavery had a long history in the ancient world and was practiced in Ancient Egypt and Greece, as well as Rome. Most slaves during the Roman Empire were foreigners and, unlike in modern times ...

As one of the men who thinks frequently about the Roman Empire, I'm more than happy to tell you why we're so obsessed with it.

Sarah Bond is a professor of classics at the University of Iowa and the author of Strike: Labor, Unions, and Resistance in ...

Imagine an advanced civilization filled with architectural wonders and military power that once spanned vast territories ...

Researchers think the camp was built during the second century C.E. Stretching across 22 acres, it was identified using a ...

Children born into slavery were kept in bondage for life, and as the Empire grew, they were likely a significant reason the enslaved population grew. Enslaved people, however, were worked to death by ...

In Britain, at the northernmost edge of the empire, Rome’s normal strategies for command and control of its provinces failed horribly. For the first time in memory, the Roman army was in retreat ...

A newly analyzed papyrus has revealed a remarkable case of forgery and financial fraud in the Roman Empire, offering scholars an unprecedented glimpse into the legal and administrative machinery ...

Peacock’s Those About to Die enters the underworld of gladiators, chariot racing, and bloodsport betting in the Roman Empire.