It is believed that the bikini was a 20th century invention, but an ancient mosaic reveals women in Rome wore it while ...

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Baths, wine, and sex make life worth living’: how ancient Romans used public baths to relax, work out and socialise.

The fabled art-filled home has been Giammetti’s center of life, during and after his romance with his longtime business ...

By Peter Edwell for The ConversationStanding in the vast ruins of the Baths of Caracalla in Rome, hundreds of gulls circle above. Their haunting cries echo voices from 1,800 years ago.

When reflecting on the ancient world, historians often break societies down ... uphold religious rituals, spin and weave clothing for the family, and bring up the children. She was not permitted to ...

The artifact, found off the coast of Italy, is believed to depict a larger-than-life male torso, archaeologists said.