The Roman coin hoard on Gotland features five emperors and four empresses from the second century A.D., but two coins may be ancient fakes from Ukraine.
In a rare find, archaeologists lifted a Roman-era sarcophagus out of the ground. When they opened the wooden coffin inside it ...
Researchers unveil details of 'the first physical evidence of ancient inland water transport' in the Chinese capital Three ...
Mark Merrony, an archaeologist at Oxford, told Fox News Digital the Pembrokeshire Roman fort could have held 1,000 auxiliary ...
The Lycurgus Cup is an iconic artifact from Roman times. After 1,600 years, the technical mastery behind this masterpiece has ...
Ancient Roman glassmakers achieved a remarkable optical effect that modern scientists have struggled to reproduce.
Like much of Roman society, it was highly structured but also logical and, in some ways, even modern. Marriage in Roman times was often not at all romantic. Rather, it was an agreement between ...
Ancient Romans used nanotech in their special colour-changing glasses, experts reveal - Observers can see the cup in two ...
The Romans considered their expansive bathing rituals a hallmark of civilization. Almost every Roman settlement of note throughout their vast empire boasted large public baths that townspeople could ...
Although comparatively peaceful, the Roman Empire was hardly devoid of bloodshed during Pax Romana. Tyrannical emperors killed political rivals as Rome brutally suppressed revolts in provinces such as ...
Mary Beard, a professor of classics at the University of Cambridge, is known for her frank and provocative reading of history. More than a dozen books and frequent newspaper articles, book reviews, TV ...
Let's enter an ancient Roman stadium as a spectator. The venues for chariot races, the amphitheaters where gladiators fought, and the theaters. The names of what we see and hear there remain in ...