Archaeologists in Cologne, Germany have made a jaw-dropping discovery beneath the city’s historic center: a 2,000-year-old ...

Beneath the streets of Cologne, Germany, layers of Roman architecture have drawn scholarly attention for decades, and a ...

Historian Kyle Harper is coming to the University of Memphis to ask a chilling question: are we, like the Romans, on the cusp of societal collapse — or even mass extinction?” ...

At first glance, the stone doesn't appear to be much. The pale limestone surface of a museum display case in Heerlen has a few faint lines on it, worn and ...

AI reimagines historical Roman figures as modern-looking people, bringing emperors, philosophers, and leaders into the present day.

Throughout history, there have been many incredible civilizations that have shaped the way we live today. One was Ancient ...

New research examines how lead was used in Rome in daily life, and what archaeological evidence reveals about its health effects.

A scientist who figured out the secret behind ancient Rome's self-repairing concrete has recently confirmed his theory at a ...

Archaeologists recently unearthed the remains of ancient Roman marching camps in Saxony-Anhalt — a first for one of Eastern ...

An ancient bottle with a wide base and a long neck. This ancient unguentarium, a candlestick-like glass vessel probably used for holding medicines, was found to contain fecal biomarkers. Credit: ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Experts have deciphered writings etched on two batches of ancient Roman wooden wax tablets that were previously unreadable. The tablets were tossed ...