The ancient Romans were pioneers in many aspects of medicine, but their treatments and surgeries were often painful, gruesome ...

A trio of researchers from Bocconi University, in Italy, the University of Cambridge, in the U.K., and Stanford University, ...

Rome, with a population of around 75 million, had an average income equivalent to about 2.25 times the subsistence minimum — ...

Archaeologists found the remains of at least 129 people, many of them bearing the injuries of battle, dating to when Rome ...

Tariffs are back in the headlines this week, with United States President Donald Trump introducing sweeping new tariffs of at ...

Xenophon's ancient Greek army's encounter with hallucinogenic honey left them incapacitated, highlighting an unusual moment in warfare.

Recreate the Roman sweet made with dates, once enjoyed during Colosseum shows, with this authentic ancient recipe.

In ancient Rome, spices came to the city from every corner of the Empire and were often so precious that they could be used ...

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Before pharmacies and drug stores, the ancients turned to Mother Earth for healing. The leaves, flowers, roots, and bark of ...

Scientists in France may be hot on the trail of a long-lost canal that the Romans built over two millennia ago while battling ...

From March 20 to 22, the "Silk Road Medical Dialogue: Exchange Between Ancient Chinese Medicine and Sri Lankan Traditional Medicine" series of events took place in Colombo, Gampaha, Kandy ...