Archaeologists in the Netherlands recently discovered a sizable conversation starter tucked away in a forgotten storage box.

A researcher may have identified a depiction of a female hunter—known as a venatrix—in an ancient Roman mosaic. According to ...

In 1860, archaeologist Jean Charles Loriquet uncovered a massive mosaic in the town of Reim in northern France that depicted ...

Spanish sports historian Alfonso Magnas from the University of California has established that a lost ancient Roman mosaic of ...

An obscure 19th century sketch holds the only known visual proof of women fighting wild beasts in ancient Roman arenas.

Ancient scientists can be easy to dismiss. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news updates. Greek philosopher Thales of Miletus, often described as the West's first scientist, ...

Caligula, the ancient Roman emperor infamous for his insanity and cruelty, may have had a soft spot for plants, according to recently published research. A new study co-authored by Trevor Luke, a ...

A Roman army camp discovered in the Netherlands expands the knowledge of how far north the empire’s boundary extended. Located north of the Rhine River, the camp was found in the Veluwe region of the ...

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 ...

Archaeologists working in the ancient Roman city of Suasa discovered a “main street” full of pottery and coin production. The research team said that the find includes an “extraordinary quantity of ...

Lead pollution in ancient Rome was so high that it dropped the population’s IQ by around 3 points, if not more. Elites were exposed to lead through water pipes, cooking pots, bath tubs, cosmetics and ...