New research suggests olive trees have been exploited for more than 6,000 years. The first Italian olive oil was produced perhaps 4,000 years ago.

Ancient Roman farms produced far more than grain, relying on mixed cultivation, orchards, and careful land management to ...

While highways are criticized for dividing communities today, roads historically united America by enabling expansion, ...

About 2,000 years ago, life in the Roman town of Pompeii—located in modern-day Italy—looked a lot like life anywhere else.

Study author Cenker Atila, an archaeologist at Sivas Cumhuriyet University in Turkey told Livescience happened upon the ...

Pompeii theater corridor reveal love notes, gladiator duels, and insults, offering a vivid glimpse into ancient Roman street life.

A Roman-era skeleton discovered in southern England has finally given up her secrets after more than a decade of debate.

Archaeologists have uncovered a 2,400-year-old Hercules shrine and elite Roman tombs in Rome’s suburbs, revealing new ...

Arms technology is one of the driving forces behind warfare. While there was a period where most of humanity was ...

The Roman Empire is usually remembered for roads, armies, and emperors, but its technology went far beyond that. Ancient ...