Archaeologists unearthed a Roman Empire-era “guardian spirit” sculpture that was hidden under an ancient military site in the ...

Ancient inscriptions written the language Jesus spoke have revealed a lost 1,700-year-old chapter in early Christian history.

Roman history began in 753 B.C.E., when Romulus killed his twin brother and founded the city that would eventually rule the Mediterranean. That power would be built on slavery. No modern depiction of ...

Researchers unearthed everyday objects like grain grinders, an oven and some 200 ostraca—ancient receipts and notes written ...

New discoveries have recently been made in Egypt after officials uncovered a cemetery revealing a plethora of information.

Why so many Roman coin hoards end up being buried and never found has baffled archaeologists for decades. A major new study has shown that the non-recovery of these hoarded treasures was caused by ...

Belisarius was the Byzantine military genius behind Justinian's conquests. His incredible victories were overshadowed by an ...

The Roman Empire set up many of the structures on which the civilisation of modern Europe depends. It's no wonder the Romans can fire our imaginations, but what values did they hold, to help them to ...