While excavating at the ancient fort of La Loma in the northern Iberian Peninsula, archaeologists found the shattered ...

There were 22 gold objects, in addition to other impressive grave goods, buried with the deceased, indicating they were ...

A discovery in Sardinia reveals up to 50,000 intact Roman coins, prompting research into trade, shipwrecks, and Mediterranean ...

Across Europe, archaeologists have discovered over a hundred mysterious bronze objects from the Roman Empire - each perfectly ...

Archaeologists have uncovered a rare Roman mosaic depicting a long-lost Trojan War narrative, including the weighing of ...

Other Roman emperors met far more bloody ends than the cheese-loving Antoninus. Nero committed suicide; Galba was murdered by his bodyguards, the praetorians; and Geta was murdered by his brother ...

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A compelling creation myth was a must for every ancient civilisation, but Rome decided that one just wasn’t enough. In myth ...

Though rare, female gladiators did appear in the Roman arena, challenging ancient Rome’s expectations and revealing how ...

The Roman Empire might have been bigger than we first thought. The uncovering of a hidden road network demonstrates the ...

Throughout humanity's history, there have been lasting empires that stood for millennia, ruling vast areas of land and people ...