Divers recovered weapons, tools, pieces of horse-drawn chariots, ceramic plates, platters and goblets. One archaeologist ...
Construction on Rome's Metro C has uncovered spectacular Roman ruins, and its new "archaeo-stations" are giving visitors a ...
Archaeologists have discovered a cluster of Roman tombs beneath a modern street in Rome, revealing changing burial practices.
Ancient Roman forces may have used the polybolos to quell a rebellion at Pompeii in 89 B.C.E. The unique weapon was likely ...
The residents of ancient Pompeii performed regular religious rituals using fancy imported incense resins that came from far beyond the borders of the Roman Empire. These sacrificial offerings are ...
A groundbreaking chemical study at Carthago Nova revealed an ancient widespread painting technique, showing the technical ...
The ancient Romans loved their birds. They rated owls as omens, valued geese as guards, kept chickens for divination, and raised peafowl for food. As for the thrush, a plumb avian of the passerine ...
In theory, putting down the rebels of the First Jewish Revolt should have been easy for the mighty Roman empire. But ...
Remnants of a “grape-derived product” was also found within one of the burners, the study noted, consistent with literary and ...
Archaeologists in the Netherlands recently discovered a sizable conversation starter tucked away in a forgotten storage box.
Roman leader Julius Caesar is said to have kept a stock of it in the treasury. Ancient writer Pliny the Elder says Rome's ...
Most scientists claim that Romans adopted their gods directly from the Greeks. The reality, however, is more complicated.