Roman military officers stationed in Egypt kept pet monkeys imported from India as a symbol of wealth, according to a new study of an ancient animal cemetery containing the bodies of dozens of ...

There were many ways in which the elites of ancient Roman society flaunted their wealth. They built vast villas, sponsored extravagant games and imported luxury goods. And military top brass, at least ...

How much interaction did the Romans have with Ancient India? A new article in the Journal of Roman Archaeology investigates the discovery of several burials for pet monkeys at the Red Sea port of ...