Archaeologists plan to continue exploring the ruins at Perge, including the stadium. As Arkeonews noted, the city’s ...
Recently uncovered damage to walls in Pompeii displays patterns that may have been made by an ancient “machine gun” called a ...
The vial, also known as an unguentarium, is commonly believed to have held perfumes or cosmetic oils. A new chemical analysis revealed evidence that ancient Roman physicians used human feces in ...
The ancient Romans were masters of building and engineering, perhaps most famously represented by the aqueducts. Those still-functional marvels rely on a unique construction material: pozzolanic ...
Ancient scientists can be easy to dismiss. Greek philosopher Thales of Miletus, often described as the West’s first scientist, believed the whole Earth was suspended on water. Roman encyclopaedist ...
A millennia-old helmet that saw ancient Rome’s first great Mediterranean war was recently unearthed in Italy. The find was announced by the Sicilian regional government in a Sept. 5 announcement. In a ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — As the saying went, all roads once led to Rome — and those roads stretched 50% longer than previously known, according to a new digital atlas published Thursday. The last major atlas ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This photo provided by Adam Pažout shows a fragment of a Roman milestone that was erected along the road Via Nova Traiana in ...