Roman ships equipped with bronze rams sank dozens of Carthaginian ships during a major naval battle in 241 BCE – now we know ...

Two swords, 30 Montefortino helmets worn by Roman soldiers ... "It's the first site of a naval battle in the world that has been scientifically documented like this, and it will continue to ...

which included two staged naval battles known as naumachiae. One of these was held in the nearby Augustinian basin, while the ...

Archaeologists think that as many as 150 individuals may have been hastily buried at the site, likely after a "catastrophic" military event ...

In Roman law they were known as Infames – which ... The amphitheatre could be flooded with water to stage mock naval battles. After feeding gladiators all that barley, plus housing and training ...

Experts at the Vienna Museum provided a public presentation of the mass grave this week, which had the bodies of more than 100 people.

He breaks down the Roman naval warfare tactics in "Cleopatra," starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. He explains the dangers of chariot racing in "Ben-Hur," starring Charlton Heston.

Despite being among the most important naval battles in history, many questions remain about ... detailed examination of the evidence that can be drawn about the events from ancient Greek and Roman ...

A heap of intertwined skeletal remains in a mass grave dating to the 1st-century Roman Empire, likely the bodies of warriors in a battle involving Germanic tribes. On Wednesday, after ...