An archaeologist studying the ancient Roman Forum in Corinth, Greece, just identified one of the buildings within it as a prison. Matthew Larsen examined historical records from the excavation of ...

Yet, evidence of Roman prisons has been minimal and difficult to detect. The prison dates back around 1,600 years ago, when the Roman Empire was in control of the area, and many individuals had ...

This particular prison is likely from a time the Roman Empire had control of Corinth. That didn’t lead to a healthy relationship between the Roman rulers and the Greek prisoners.

Discover the ancient prison reserved for important state prisoners awaiting their execution where, according to tradition, Sts. Peter and Paul were imprisoned before their martyrdom. Top to bottom ...

By the time of the Roman Empire, hundreds of gladiators might be involved in spectacles that could last as long as 100 days. ... Prisoners were dressed as Hercules and burnt alive.

The discovery, reported Tuesday evening by the journal Antiquity, makes clear what sort of lives these famous ancient warriors led during the second century A.D. in the Roman Empire. "It was a ...

Job requirements. In the early days of the Roman Empire, gladiators were enslaved peoples, criminals, or prisoners of war brought to the arena in chains.