Marble Torso Linked to Rome’s First Emperors Heads to Possible $12 Million Auction

A first-century marble torso returns to auction on 21 October. Its sun chariot and Victories are clear; the emperor it represented and its exact setting are still debated.

Wales Roman Villa Dig Finds Earlier Activity Beneath the Building

At Rossett, excavators found a quern beneath a North Wales villa, intact Roman floors and heating, and signs that its buildings changed over time.

Romans Stored or Smoked Hallucinogenic Seeds Using Animal Bone

A Roman-era bone held hundreds of black henbane seeds. Researchers weighed a pipe theory, but its shape and uncharred contents point to deliberate storage.

Where Jane Austen was Dancing in Bath, Roman Artifacts Were Found Below the Ballroom

Roman ditches and a trove of finds beneath Bath Assembly Rooms extend the known footprint of Aquae Sulis, below a ballroom Jane Austen knew.

The Roman World After the Last Emperor

The last western emperor was removed in AD 476, but Roman life did not end with him. Across the former empire, new rulers inherited Roman institutions, laws and communities, reshaping them in different ways.

Rome and Greece are the sources and models of our civilization

The past reveals successful systems for civilization survival.

10 Best Roman Series to Watch, Ranked

Palace plots, chariot races and spectacularly bad decisions: our countdown ranks ten Roman series for your next binge, from gritty drama to irreverent comedy.

Roman Well Mystery: Seven Bodies, Four Different Ancestry Profiles

Ancient DNA from four of seven men buried at Roman Mursa shows varied ancestry. Bone wounds point to violence, while the burial’s exact cause remains uncertain.

Kapersburg Brooch Raises Questions About Life After Rome's German Frontier

A brooch and pottery near Kapersburg's Roman temple may point to later use of the site. New research adds context to the changing German frontier.

Horace: The Roman Poet of Friendship, Wine and Knowing When Enough Was Enough

Horace rose from the son of a freedman to one of Rome’s most celebrated poets, writing about friendship, wine, ambition, ageing and the difficult art of knowing when enough was enough.

Copenhagen’s Glyptotek Adds Roman Perfume to Its Fashion Exhibition

Four scent stations and three modern products reveal how the Glyptotek and Karmameju interpret Roman fragrance, from ancient texts to a sealed perfume flask.

Montenegro’s Roman City Had a Forum Long Before Diocletian

A study of Doclea’s forum and basilica in Montenegro places their main construction in the first century CE, before later work in Diocletian’s era.