In a corner of the Vatican Museums sits a Roman toilet, which played an important role in the ceremonies of medieval popes - and inspired a scandalous legend.

Academics studying public toilets, grief in ancient Greece and gender cohesion in universities have won a slice of $376m in ­taxpayer funding for priority ­research.

Long before municipal water treatment plants and chlorination, ancient societies faced the same essential challenge we ...

During the robbery, a band of thieves broke into the French capital’s iconic museum and stole eight items of jewellery ...

From ancient cobbled lanes and narrow passages to tree-lined avenues and picture-perfect pathways, these are the UK's most ...

Take the road less travelled by with our favourite salvaged stays, as this emerging travel trend is set to be huge in 2026.

In the 19th century, Napoleon fused conquest with heritage. Expeditions to Egypt and Rome, and the building of Parisian monuments – the Arc de Triomphe and the Vendôme Column, both modeled on Roman ...

Latin studies are still alive at La Entrada Middle School in Menlo Park, one of the last remaining public middle schools with ...

There’s a place in California where the trees touch the sky and time seems to slow down – Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park in Felton, a verdant paradise that somehow remains off the radar for most ...

The ancient Romans were masters of building and engineering, perhaps most famously represented by the aqueducts. Those ...

In regards to the basin, it likely had a ceremonial use, based on finds of pottery and oil lamps discovered very nearby.

In Croatia, archaeologists have discovered a mass grave dating back to the third century CE that indicates another key to ...