Aristos is a Newsweek science and health reporter with the London, U.K., bureau. He is particularly focused on archaeology and paleontology, although he has covered a wide variety of topics ranging ...

Sounds of soldiers grunting, thuds of training exercises and calls of generals filled the air. The noise drifted down the slope and mixed with the chatter of the civilian streets — a background ...

Archaeologists have unearthed the remains of two Roman temples and a sacrificial pit in Germany. The building remnants, located at the site of a former Roman camp known as Haltern in northwestern ...

It was a long way away from the comforts of Rome, a lonely outpost in a cold, gray land. Standing in the watchtower, the Roman soldiers looked out across the hills, keeping an eye out for signs of ...

A rchaeologists uncovered an extremely rare and massive Roman circular monument in Upper Bavaria, shedding new light on Raetia, an ancient Roman province in southern Germany.

An integral part of daily life in ancient Rome, the baths gave citizens of all classes the chance to mingle, gossip and relax. They were viewed as fundamental to Roman civilization and an obvious ...

Ever go swimming with rings on your fingers or hoops in your ears only to find your jewelry had vanished after your dip? If so, you've got something in common with ancient Romans. A new study of ...

During the Roman Empire, the bath institutionalized leisure. Typically found near the forum, the center of the town, the bath was a publicly-funded place for all citizens regardless of socioeconomic ...

Archaeologists in Xanten found a 2,000-year-old bathhouse in a suburb near one of the Roman empire’s largest military camps, photos show. Photo from the LVR Office for Archaeological Preservation in ...