An ancient burial site reveals how Etruscans survived the conquest by Rome, suggesting a cultural osmosis not a subordination of one population to another.

Did ancient technological advancements drive social innovation, or vice versa? Studying cause and effect in the ancient world may seem like a fool’s errand, but researchers built a database to do just that.

A massive volcanic eruption on the other side of the planet may have created conditions that led to the rise of the Roman Empire, researchers say.

New research suggests ancient climate change shaped the fate of western civilisation.

New research suggests ancient climate change shaped the fate of western civilisation.

A huge number of Roman emperors never saw the second year of their rule, according to a new study that calculated their "time to violent death."

A new translation of an old text tells a different story of how the technology people used to make wine and olive oil changed in the ancient Roman world.