In medieval Europe, upper-class women often relied on wet nurses to feed their children. This practice, rooted in ancient Greek and Roman medicine, reveals much about class, gender, and health in ...

Spokeo examined the history of identification and its evolution throughout the centuries, from seals to biometrics.

A new exhibition is spotlighting the women who have long been sidelined in histories of the Roman Empire—from mothers and weavers to entrepreneurs and influential tavern owners ...

Who were the women who inhabited ancient Pompeii? A new exhibition of art, objects, and personal testimonies has the answers.

Emperor Qin Shi Huang of the Qin dynasty was the first emperor of ancient China and ruled from 221 B.C. to 210 B.C. He's most ...

The social season is almost upon us, which means Ascot, Henley, Wimbledon and the rest. Or, as the Romans might have put it, ...

Ancient Rome is often seen as synonymous with ... of foods that formed the real diet of Romans across different social classes. The mixed nature of De Re Coquinaria – with its extravagant ...

Ancient Rome is often seen as synonymous with culinary excess. Images of exotic – even orgiastic – feasts perpetuate its reputation for strangeness and decadence.It may come as no surprise, therefore, ...

Senior Lecturer in Roman History & Material Culture, University of Lincoln Archaeologists from the Museum of London have discovered a well-preserved part of the ancient city of London’s first ...

The main square, known as the forum, was the center of the city's political and social ... ancient Rome. Baths served as a place for socialization, relaxation, and personal hygiene for all classes ...