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Bones found at the site of an ancient fish-processing plant were used to genetically identify the species that went into a ...
Sarah Bond is a professor of classics at the University of Iowa and the author of Strike: Labor, Unions, and Resistance in ...
The fall of the Roman Empire remains one of the most intriguing and widely studied events in human history. While traditional ...
A stash of "unusually large" 2,000-year-old shoes dug up at a Roman site in northern England has left archaeologists ...
Archaeologists discovered a Roman soldier’s wrist purse in South Moravia, believed to be the oldest ever found in the Czech ...
An expert said there could be more scrolls out there as artificial intelligence and other new technology helps to decipher ...
Thousands of newly discovered fragments, which once adorned a high-status Roman building, offer an unprecedented glimpse into ...
A Roman army camp discovered in the Netherlands expands the knowledge of how far north the empire’s boundary extended. Located north of the Rhine River, the camp was found in the Veluwe region ...
By Peter Edwell for The ConversationStanding in the vast ruins of the Baths of Caracalla in Rome, hundreds of gulls circle above. Their haunting cries echo voices from 1,800 years ago.
If the Roman Empire did ever come to a real end, all agree, it was a slow process lasting many lifetimes—hardly the stuff of dramatic narratives. There are still a few catastrophists out there ...
A remarkable archaeological find in the heart of London has revealed one of the most extensive collections of Roman frescoes ever found in the city.
Roman Anthony is MLB's No. 1 prospect, and he just showed why with one massive swing. He launched a tape measure grand slam for the Boston Red Sox's Triple-A affiliate. The best part of this big ...