And on this day in 1794, physician Jesse Bennett carried out the first successful C-section in the U.S. As news of this ...

Stable isotope analysis suggests that, before Roman aqueducts, residents of the city may have soaked in dirty water ...

One of the best-preserved ancient Roman homes on the Palatine Hill is opening to the public for the first time, albeit via a livestreamed tour of its hard-to-reach underground frescoes and mosaics.

The community can read and discuss the historical fiction book "The Briar Club" and explore its themes through related movies ...

A 2026 PNAS study reveals Pompeii's pre-Roman Republican Baths were heavily contaminated with human waste and rarely ...

A rare 5th-century BC bone stylus unearthed in Sicily features an erotic carving of the Greek god Dionysus—his bearded face ...

Depictions of the eccentricities of Roman leaders were (and remain) interesting. But such leaders were often also dangerous, ...

Join historian Tristan Hughes as he teams up with archaeologist Simon Elliot on the hunt for the lost 9th legion. Together ...

Before the Romans captured Pompeii, the famous town was run by the Samnite people – and a dip in their public baths might ...

Most research on women in Ancient Greece and Rome concentrate on urban domestic life where there were no references to women ...

Ancient Greeks placed great emphasis on healthy skin, and developed many useful and largely natural beauty tips.

Fashion mogul Brunello Cucinelli on his new doc "The Gracious Visionary," inspiring an "Emily in Paris" storyline and his ...