The ancient Greek physician and botanist Dioscorides is considered by many to be the father of pharmacology for authoring De ...

World of the Book: Celebrating 20 Years will be exhibited until 17 May 2026, State Library Victoria, Dome Galleries, Level 4; ...

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

We can probably safely assume Rome, in many areas, was likely pretty dirty and rank-smelling. That said, there’s evidence of ...

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 ...

Roman salting plants processed fish so thoroughly that researchers struggle to identify the species once used in ancient ...

Eight XXL leather shoes have been recovered from Magna, a Roman-era fort along Hadrian's Wall. Archaeologists excavating a ...

Bones found at the site of an ancient fish-processing plant were used to genetically identify the species that went into a ...

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 ...