Researchers have found the oldest known evidence of lead pollution dating to around 5,200 years ago in ancient Greece ...

Starting out as a Roman statesman and military leader, Augustus used his cunning and political leverage to become the first … Continue reading "19 Things You Need To Know About Augustus, The Founder O ...

Metal detectorist Constantin Fried found a miniature lock dating to the Roman era while exploring a field near Petershagen-Frille, Germany.

PALMYRA, Syria — Abdurahman Abu Hamza, a farmer from the Syrian city of Deir Ezzour, last visited the ancient ruins of ...

Archaeologists have uncovered 2000-year-old gold and silver coins in Netherlands, marking the largest Roman-era discovery in Dutch history.

"This is the best-documented Roman court case from Iudaea apart from the trial of Jesus," said one researcher.

Archaeologists in Luxembourg have unearthed a stash of Roman gold coins dating back some 1,600 years. The coins are marked ...

A sensational new papyrus from Israel documents fraud and sedition on the eve of a major Jewish revolt against Rome in the ...

The lentil-shaped objects were unearthed in Hadrianopolis, an ancient city in modern-day Turkey, that once hosted a Roman ...

A metal detectorist uncovered the hoard of 1,368 ancient coins, mostly silver denarii from the Roman era, in a pot in Worcestershire. The oldest coin in the treasure dates from 157 BCE, and the only ...

Ammianus Marcellinus was a Roman soldier and historian of Greek origin. He is best known for his work Res Gestae, which chronicles the history of the Roman Empire from the reign of Nerva (96 AD) to ...

The discovery, made near the village of Holzthum in northern Luxembourg, includes 141 gold solidi, coins minted under the ...