The vial, also known as an unguentarium, is commonly believed to have held perfumes or cosmetic oils. A new chemical analysis ...

Archaeologists in Turkey say they have uncovered evidence that the Romans used human feces in medical treatments, according to new research.

Excrement may not strike us as something doctors should use to treat patients. In fact, most people today would view feces ...

Physicians of the Roman empire had a knack for making remedies from an assortment of components from various animals, ...

Researchers analyzed proteins extracted from "How to Cure and Expel All Afflictions and Illnesses of the Human Body" and "A ...

A cringeworthy new study has discovered dark-brown flakes inside a Roman glass medicinal vial, ...