Mystery stone is actually ancient Roman board game

During their excavation work, archaeologists discovered an oval stone measuring roughly 8.3 by 5.7 inches in diameter and ...
Colorado College

Students Simulate Ancient Greek and Roman Empire Battle Strategy

Associate Professor and Chair of Classics Richard Fernando Buxton taught students in Block 5 about how warfare was conducted ...
Newsweek

Roman ‘Backwater’ Challenges History of the Ancient Empire’s Decline—Study

A supposed "backwater" of the Roman Empire is challenging traditional assumptions about the ancient civilization's decline, according to a research project that has lasted more than a decade. For 13 ...

Babies weren't supposed to be mourned in the Roman Empire. These rare liquid-gypsum burials prove otherwise.

Despite historical records saying otherwise, Roman babies were mourned at death, research into unique plaster burials from ...
Chronogram

How White Nationalists Weaponize Ancient Greece and Rome

Classicist Curtis Dozier’s The White Pedestal examines how the prestige of Greece and Rome can legitimize modern racism—and ...
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Study finds ancient Roman roads stretched much farther than thought

A recent study has shed new light on the vastness of the ancient Roman road network, revealing that it stretched far longer than previously estimated. This discovery, made possible through innovative ...
Smithsonian Magazine

This Ancient Roman Game Board Was a Mystery. Researchers Used A.I. to Figure Out How to Play

Walter Crist, who researches ancient games at Leiden University in the Netherlands, first saw the carved limestone in 2020, at the Het Romeins Museum. Located in the southern Dutch city of Heerlen, ...