A rare Roman temple dedicated to mystery cult deity Mithras was discovered in Germany, with the oldest-known sanctuary in Bavaria dating to the first or second centuries A.D.

What started as a routine elevator shaft installation in a Barcelona hotel basement has turned into one of the most significant Roman archaeology discoveries in Spain in decades. Excavations beneath ...

Rome’s rise from a small settlement to the center of a vast empire was deeply influenced by geography. The city developed around a strategic crossing of the Tiber River, aided by the presence of Tiber ...

Singer songwriter Ed Sheeran has discussed the backlash to his brief appearance in Game of Thrones, and argued that, actually, various other musicians had cameoed first. Sheeran popped up in Game of ...

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During renovations at the Gran Hotel Barcino, archaeologists found stone slabs from the public forum of the ancient Roman colony of Barcino.

After the fall of Constantinople in 1453, the exiled Byzantine claimant Andreas Palaiologos bequeathed the imperial title in 1502 to Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile. Though the ...

Only one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World is still standing today, but the modern Seven Wonders are rich with lesser ...

During the National Prayer Breakfast on Feb. 5, Paula White-Cain, senior adviser to the White House Office of Faith, introduced President Donald Trump as “the greatest champion of faith that we have ...

Marcus Junius Brutus was a Roman politician, leader, orator—and one of history’s most infamous assassins. Why did he launch a ...

A woman driving in Riverside County escaped a potentially dangerous situation when she was pulled over by two men posing as ...

MGM Empire City in Yonkers has withdrawn its application for one of three state gaming licenses up for grabs in the downstate region, saying the economic conditions have changed. In a letter to the ...