A nearly yearlong excavation project in northern Switzerland is offering a glimpse into life in some of the Roman empire’s ...

In the summer of 2024, a team of archaeologists was called in at a housing project in Stuttgart’s Bad Cannstatt district and ...

For the first time, bite marks made by a large cat, possibly an African lion, have been identified on the bones of what is ...

After the death of Alexander the Great, a eunuch named Philetaerus established the ancient Greek city of Pergamon a major ...

BCE, the Romans began using the silver denarius as their standard form of currency. As the Republic grew in size and stature, ...

Taylor Swift’s new fascination with ancient coin jewelry shines a spotlight on Roman denarii, historical talismans—and maybe ...

The discovery highlights the historical significance of the Krasnoyarsk region during the Mongol Empire’s expansion. | Published April 23 | Read More | In Letca Nouă, Romania, a metal detectorist ...

The city began as a Roman military camp then developed into an economic, administrative and cultural hub. The city also minted money, and the coins circulated throughout the rest of the empire.

The ancient silver coins feature the images of 11 Roman emperors and empresses, including Nero and Marcus Aurelius.

For one resident of the ancient Roman Empire, who met a violent demise around 1,800 years ago, archaeologists have found the first record of its kind scarred into his bones: he was mauled by a lion, ...

Discover how droughts contributed to the Barbarian Conspiracy invasion and affected Roman control in southern Britain.

Archaeologists solved the mystery of the ruins of the Desolate Castle, determining that the mysterious site on the Danube ...