The Roman army of the late Republic produced commanders whose names became inseparable from its greatest campaigns, but its battlefield success depended just as heavily on men whose careers rarely …
The Circus Maximus was ancient Rome’s principal venue for chariot racing and one of the largest entertainment complexes of the ancient world. Located in the valley between the Palatine and …
Chariot racing was one of the most popular forms of entertainment in ancient Rome, combining sport, religion, commerce, politics, and extreme physical danger. Its principal venue was the Circus Maximus, …
Rome conquered much of the Mediterranean world, but it never permanently conquered Persia. For more than six centuries, the Roman and Iranian empires competed for control and influence across Mesopotamia, …
One of the most famous traditions concerning an evocatio is associated with the destruction of Carthage in 146 BC. The evidence, however, is much later than the event itself, and scholars continue …
The capital of Italy is Rome, and it is located along the Tiber River, approximately 15 miles (24 km) from the Tyrrhenian Sea. It is a memorial to the creative …
A 1,700-Year-Old Coin Reveals the Story of Roman Britain It was a small silver coin, lying quietly beneath the English countryside, and it had probably been there for more than …
When the Danube Falls: The Roman World Emerging From the River For ages, the Danube hid a Roman bridge. Then, in the summer of 2026, the river became so low …
The History of Preserving the Colosseum The Colosseum has survived earthquakes, fires, abandonment, stone robbers, medieval builders, pollution, and finally, millions of visitors. Luckily, it was built for large crowds. …
The Romans Built It. Then Centuries of People Destroyed It Piece by Piece There are few things more frustrating for an archaeologist than finding a hole where something important used …
When we imagine the Roman army in the military camp, we usually imagine order. Straight roads. Rectangular military camps. Soldiers marching in formation. Everything is measured, planned, and organized with …
A hyper-realistic reconstruction of Julius Caesar has been making the rounds again, and once more the internet has decided it knows exactly what the great man looked like. Here at …
Roman engineers had a simple philosophy about rivers: if one was in the way, you bridged it — preferably in a dead straight line, ideally before lunch. As our guide …
If you want to understand how Rome stamped its grid across the wet hills of northern Britain, Templeborough is a near-perfect case study — a textbook auxiliary fort built to …
