They enjoyed an extravagant lifestyle with luxurious furnishings, surrounded by servants and slaves to cater to ... some things in common. In any Roman family life, the head of the household ...

At the head of Roman family life was the oldest living male ... he had the legal right to disown his children, sell them into slavery or even kill them. Only the paterfamilias could own property ...

A precious gem found at Carlisle's Roman Bathhouse has illuminated the intricacies of religion on Rome's northernmost frontier.

Ancient DNA recovered from Pompeii shows that people found holding one another beneath the volcanic ash weren’t related in ...

Modern progressives are obsessed with collective guilt, demanding that Americans pay reparations for slavery even though it ...

Roman law dictated that slaves were property ... and "it is certainly one of the most exciting discoveries during my life as an archaeologist." "The true treasure here is the human experience ...

Life for women in Roman times was often hard ... And if you were poor or a slave, then it was very, very unlikely that you'd get the chance to be taught at all. Those children privileged enough ...

In this book, Jeremy Hartnett offers a detailed view of an average Roman, an individual named Flavius Agricola. Though Flavius was only a generation or two removed from slavery, his successful life ...

Stoicism isn’t just a set of ideas; it’s meant to be put into practice. The ancient philosophy is finding new fans through ...

MOLA said examinations of the skeleton suggested the man led a physically demanding life ... role slavery has played throughout history." The museum said slavery was commonplace in the Roman ...

When Gladiator star Oliver Reed died suddenly of a heart attack during filming, Ridley Scott and the film's visual effects ...