Oxford University study finds that lead pollution may have reduced intelligence levels by two to three points during the Pax ...

Graffiti, produced by an inmate of an ancient Roman prison in Corinth, Greece, contained a chilling message for captors.

Most slaves during the Roman Empire were foreigners and, unlike in modern times, Roman slavery was not based on race. Slaves in Rome might include prisoners of war, sailors captured and sold by ...

Despite coming from low social status (many were prisoners or enslaved), their fame and influence extended across the Roman Empire, inspiring artifacts like the recently discovered knife handle.

While being a gladiator was considered a punishment, there were some star fighters who were allowed to retire after surviving several years. Some were given gifts and were followed by groups of ...

Roman law sanctioned the execution of criminals and prisoners of war through the public ... members of tribes who lived outside the Roman Empire and were collectively known as "Barbarians".

In Ridley Scott’s historical film ‘Gladiator II,’ Denzel Washington’s Macrinus of Thysdrus is a former slave who rises ...