Lead pollution in ancient Rome likely dropped the average IQ, a study found. The research is based on an analysis of ice ...

Lead pollution might sound like a modern problem, but people were subjected to significant levels during antiquity, too.

Evidence shows women gladiators fought in front of crowds in Ancient Rome. Evidence shows us that women gladiators fought in ...

Using Arctic ice core samples, researchers estimate silver mining and smelting released enough lead during the Pax Romana to ...

The claim originated from a speech Trump gave during a joint press conference with Italian President Sergio Mattarella in 2019.

Marxism has had a huge impact on the study of the past in two distinct, but interrelated ways. On the one hand, Marxist ...

The ancient Romans were the first to compile comprehensive texts about more than one subject, and that’s why we say they ...

Lead exposure is responsible for a range of human health impacts, with even relatively low levels impacting the cognitive ...

Tourists hurtle past in coaches or on foot and scarcely notice this fragment of the real ancient Rome. If you want to get an even better sense of the ancient city, hop on the Linea B metro to ...

But Italy’s capital is so much more than its awe-inspiring Renaissance buildings and ancient ruins—with a population of over four million, Rome is a fast-paced city on par with cosmopolitan ...