A new study revealed which ancient empire had the greatest inequality, challenging beliefs about Rome and China.

Rome, with a population of around 75 million, had an average income equivalent to about 2.25 times the subsistence minimum — ...

What started as an economic shift in the Bronze Age evolved into a deeply ingrained religious and social taboo, shaping dietary laws that are still followed today . Meghan Markle's First As Ever ...

A substantial part of the structure remains today, with a Renaissance-era villa, now subdivided, built into its upper levels. (Andrew Medichini/AP) Construction in Rome, from ancient buildings to ...

Double ONE world champion Roman Kryklia said he has no problem shifting between weight classes and intent on continuing to compete in both the light heavyweight and heavyweight divisions.

Roman historian Tacitus' ancient manuscripts called Annals have ... the Great Fire of Rome in 54AD which the emperor blamed on a class "called Christians." The second sentence in the discussion ...

Emil Aladjem / Israel Antiquities Authority Israeli researchers have discovered a strange pyramidal structure in the Judean ... Israel Antiquities Authority An ancient button found onsite Robbery ...

A collapsed statue in the ancient Egyptian city of Tombos ... adding another layer of complexity to the social dynamics of Tombos. Additionally, the arrangement of the burials indicates that social ...

A granite statue located in Tombos, an ancient Egyptian ... wished to enforce class structures even in death. To this end, they may have imposed a “hierarchical social order on the sacred ...

This finding suggests that "social classes were not segregated, but instead that a hard laboring non-elite were buried alongside an elite who avoided tasks that led to entheseal wear," the team ...

Pope Francis has appeared at his window of the Gemelli hospital in Rome and offered a blessing for the first time since being admitted on 14 February. The 88-year-old pontiff was discharged ...

In development at new developer studio Three Friends, founded by industry veterans, it's based around the fall of Ancient Rome. Here you'll work with your friends to fight off undead hordes as you ...