To modern eyes, much of Pompeii’s erotic art might look like ancient pornography. But to the Romans, these images weren’t ...

In fact, so many shoes have been found across the two sites, the Vindolanda archaeological trust maintains a "shoe specialist ...

We can probably safely assume Rome, in many areas, was likely pretty dirty and rank-smelling. That said, there’s evidence of ...

The Buried City: Unearthing the Real Pompeii by Gabriel Zuchtriegel, translated by Jamie Bulloch, Hodder Press £22 256 pages This article has been amended to clarify that the ancient Greek city ...