The towering Greek philosopher and poet Homer described olive oil as “liquid gold” and the Greek tragedian extraordinaire Sophocles called olives “our sweet silvered wet nurse”. Olive oil is the oil ...

A sprawling Roman era mosaic was recently discovered underneath a home in Syria, photos show. Measuring about 14 feet across, it depicts the goddess of luck.

A sprawling Roman era mosaic was recently discovered underneath a home in Syria, photos show. Measuring about 14 feet across, it depicts the goddess of luck.

Jul 18, 2023 19:00:00 Evidence that ``sacred art using human skulls'' was being done in the Roman era is found in a cave near Jerusalem. Ancient relics such as a large amount of oil lamps and ...

Pocklington District Heritage Trust has added to its artefact handling collection with a replica Roman amphora and two oil lamps, crafted by Fangfoss Pottery. Leeds news you can trust since 1890 ...

Bite marks on the thigh bone of a man who lived in Roman Britain, including those shown here, were likely made by a lion during a gladiator show or public execution, a new study finds. T.J.U ...

In a groundbreaking discovery in Bad Cannstatt, a district of Stuttgart, Germany, archaeologists have uncovered what may be the largest known Roman horse cemetery in southern Germany, containing the ...

Archaeologists in Naples, Italy, have shed new light on the lives of Roman gladiators after discovering a tomb for one of these ancient warriors that lay hidden for 2000 years.

Archaeologists in Naples, Italy have potentially shed new light on the lives of gladiators after discovering a tomb for one of these ancient warriors that lay hidden for 2,000 years.