The Romans certainly have a reputation for using poisons, but what do we really know about this form of assassination in the classical era?

In the first century B.C.E., a Roman ship sank near the Greek Island of Antikythera. In 1900 some off-course sponge divers discovered the wreckage.

From parasites to malaria, the health risks facing ancient Rome were numerous. 

Gladiators drank a concoction of vinegar and ashes to stay bulky for battle.