While he probably never invented a death ray (though the jury is technically still out), he did come up with a gigantic ...

There are more than 50 theories for the function of this 12-sided, pentagonal-faced bronze object — but archaeologists have ...

Was Caligula misunderstood? New research shows the Roman emperor likely knew more about medicinal plants than historians once ...

A common whiff in the Roman city would have come from the animals and the waste they created. Roman bakeries frequently used ...

Hike Through Ancient Roman and Biblical History in Turkey’s Rugged Mountains In southern Turkey, an extensive new trail network spirits trekkers to Pisidia, home to many lost treasures and a ...

The excavation, which followed the discovery of two Roman swords in 2023, is providing historians with fresh insights into ...

The underground cemeteries, nearly 2,000 years old, hold some of the earliest evidence of Christian faith, belief in the ...

Rocks on Iceland beaches confirm the Late Antique Little Ice Age, caused by volcanic eruptions, precipitated the fall of the Roman Empire.

Ancient Books - All Rare Collections of codices Maya codices (singular codex) are folding books stemming from the pre-Columbian Maya civilization, written in Maya hieroglyphic script on Mesoamerican ...

Criterion (iv): The Frontiers of the Roman Empire – Dacia is a remarkable example of Roman military architecture and technological development. The property testifies to the versatility and ...

Although an ancient rite, it had no single administrator until Pope John Paul II appointed a Major Archbishop in 1992. All the rites of the Catholic Church are of equal dignity and equally valid.