To find out how to turn on JavaScript, go to the WebWise JavaScript guide. A Day in the Life of a 10-year-old in Roman Britain Watch more videos Who were the Romans? Why did they come to Britain ...

Around 2,500 years ago, the city of Rome was at the centre of a huge empire that stretched from Scotland to Syria. The Roman Empire was based upon enslaved people and citizens. Enslaved people ...

and discover artefacts from Imperial Rome and its empire. Develop an overview of life in Roman Britain through a variety of Museum objects – coins, pottery, stonework, statues and writing tablets.

Researchers say the massive expansion of mining and the processing of metal ores caused airborne lead pollution to soar ...

For wealthy Romans, life was good. They lived in beautiful houses – often on the hills outside Rome, away from the noise and the smell. They enjoyed an extravagant lifestyle with luxurious ...

62 BC – 14 AD / Reigned 31 BC – 14 AD) had to fight for his throne. His long rule saw a huge expansion in the Roman Empire and the beginnings of a dynasty that, over the next century ...

The people of the Roman Empire were a mix of many different cultures, religions, and societies. They enjoyed varying economic statuses and took advantage of the extensive trade network throughout the ...

For over one thousand years, the Greeks, and later the Romans, met at Olympia to celebrate the festival in honour of Zeus and ensure that the Games remained an important event. We now know that the ...

By Elisabetta Povoledo Reporting from Rome It has probably been centuries since Romans have been so feverish about happenings at the Colosseum, and it is not because of the recent release of the ...