Ancient Rome was a rigidly hierarchical society where the ruling elite stigmatized everyone who had to work with their hands. Yet Roman workers still found ways to resist exploitation through strikes ...

The roar of the arena crowd, the bustle of the Roman forum, the grand temples, the Roman army in red with glistening shields ...

Bodies, potentially decaying, were a more common sight in ancient Rome than now. Suetonius, writing in the first century CE, ...

To modern eyes, much of Pompeii’s erotic art might look like ancient pornography. But to the Romans, these images weren’t ...

Israeli archaeologists recently uncovered a Roman sarcophagus in Caesarea, which showing a drinking contest between Dionysus ...

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

In ancient Rome, public latrines weren’t just foul-smelling—they were feared as haunted spaces full of disease, danger, and demonic presence. This video explores the dark, unsanitary conditions of ...

Other flush toilets found outside the palace in nearby structures stored human waste inside them, functioning similarly to public restrooms. Some were placed next to each other and operated like ...

It's no wonder architectural historians consider these the finest surviving Victorian public toilets in Britain. The opulent urinals have even been visited by King Charles when he was Prince of Wales.