The discovery is the only known early Christian-era example of its kind outside Italy, revealing an ancient past when ...

New archaeological evidence is helping rewrite old myths about disabled people in the ancient world. Early Roman Empire depiction of a Freedman and Freedwoman, 30-15 BCE. British Museum, London, UK.

Archaeologists have removed the lid of a sealed ancient Roman sarcophagus, finding preserved remains of a young woman who died 1,700 years ago. The team with the Budapest History Museum discovered the ...

Archaeologists in Turkey have brought a striking new face of early Christianity into view, uncovering a rare fresco that ...

You've probably heard it before: ancient Romans used urine to clean their teeth. It's one of those historical "facts" that gets repeated at dinner parties, mentioned in trivia games, and spread across ...

Ubisoft has revealed the beloved city-builder franchise Anno will finally be taking fans to the Ancient Roman Empire in Anno 117: Pax Romana. Furthermore, it will be released in 2025 on PC, ...

A 2,000-year-old tomb discovered in Heerlen, Netherlands, contained the remains of a Roman soldier. The site was first believed to be a cellar, but was determined to be a tomb after the discovery of ...

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The discovery of a bustum-style funeral pyre from the Roman Empire included 22 different gold objects. The collection of gold pieces featured a mix of jewelry, including a Greek ring with an inlaid ...

Recently our new neighbor gave Mary Alice a bouquet of American holly to use in decorating our home for Christmas. The American holly became known as the Christmas bush due to its history in ancient ...

Henry James’s Venice was a “city of intense beauty and deep secrets” that he transformed into novels, letters, stories, and ...

The order of the Knights Templar was officially founded in 1119 AD by a group of nine prominent knights, led by Hugues de Payens (Hugo de Paganis). Besides Payens, the other knights were recorded as ...