Roman Empire
Battlefield Mass Grave Reveals Gruesome Rituals
What were they fighting about? And why were their bones moved after their death?
Ancient Roman Boxing Gloves Discovered in England
The 2,000-year-old gloves don't appear like you would imagine.
Rare Byzantine Mosaic With Ancient Greek Writing Found
The mosaic’s multicolored patterns were painstakingly composed of tiny stones—about 3,000 of them per square foot.
Pompeii Victims May Have Been Poisoned Before Eruption
There may have been antimony lurking in the Roman town's water.
Ancient Greece: Jewels And Golden Coins Uncovered
Archaeologists uncovered a golden ring, bronze leaves and other rare artefacts.
Ancient Shipwrecks Found in Black Sea Dead Zone
Off the coast of Bulgaria, where ships from the Roman Empire, Byzantium and Ottoman ports once docked, dozens of old ships sit preserved in low-oxygen waters.
Bronze Bust of Putin as Roman Emperor to Be Unveiled
The bust, funded by the Cossack community, will be mounted in St Petersburg in May.
The Ancient Sites Now Under Threat From ISIS in Libya
As jihadis use cultural vandalism as a weapon of war, fears are increasing for the country's Greco-Roman heritage.