The Decapolis (“ten cities”) was a group of cities in the Middle East where ancient Greek, Roman, and Jewish cultures intersected.
Almost 1800 years after Rome’s founding, the people we call Byzantines still thought of themselves as part of the same ...
From a mosaic of flip-flops in Sicily to Cicero's possible sauna, new discoveries prove that bathing has always been about ...
A supposed "backwater" of the Roman Empire is challenging traditional assumptions about the ancient civilization's decline, according to a research project that has lasted more than a decade. For 13 ...
Restoration work on a centuries-old canal in Wales has been halted after construction workers discovered what is believed to ...
A pot containing 1,368 Roman coins from the year 55 AD has been found in Worcestershire, the largest treasure trove from Nero ...
In what was one of the greatest decoration flexes in ancient Roman design, a wealthy resident of Iuvavum—now modern-day ...
Caligula, the ancient Roman emperor infamous for his insanity and cruelty, may have had a soft spot for plants, according to recently published research. A new study co-authored by Trevor Luke, a ...
The largest libraries of the ancient world weren’t mere book collections. They were centers of power, education, and survival ...