A bedroom "assigned to slaves" was discovered by archaeologists near Pompeii. The room at the Civita Giuliana villa sheds light on the living conditions of ancient Roman slaves. It showed "the ...

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, Roman ...

Surrounding nearly every galaxy is thought to be a vast halo of "dark matter," which dominates the motion of the stars in the galaxy. Today’s researchers investigate some of the most perplexing ...

During the first century, people across Rome were obsessed with chariot races, which frequently produced horrific crashes.However, one charioteer steered his way to victory more than 2,000 times.

Students at an affluent Illinois high school staged a mock slave auction to illustrate life in ancient Rome — stunning audience members who said the performance was offensive. Barrington High School ...