A collection of ancient Roman coins amassed by a former Latin teacher from Connecticut was sold at auction for over $1 ...

Country names often fade into the background of a map and eventually become fixed and obvious. But the truth is, they’re anything but. These names are often rooted in ancient riddles, happy accidents, ...

A gold shilling located by a metal detectorist near Norwich may be no larger than a fingernail, but it wields quite a bit of ...

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Birds were prominent figures in ancient Rome. Certain owls and eagles were considered powerful divinatory omens, while ...

Archaeologists in Israel have unearthed a Roman-era sarcophagus that depicts Dionysus beating Hercules in a drinking contest.

An investigation carried out with an unmanned underwater vehicle has revealed new details about an 18th-century shipwreck in ...

Researchers have used an unmanned underwater vehicle to carry out a non-intrusive investigation of an 18th-century AD ...

A hodgepodge of East and West, Mithridates’ Pontic Empire emerges as a compelling possibility of what Alexander's empire could've been.

Experts at GuruWalk have crowned Rome as Europe's 'most walkable city'. They noted: "The Eternal City remains a key ...

Millions visit the Pantheon, Colosseum and Sistine Chapel each year. But there’s much more to Rome than these famous ...