In the 6th century BCE, lawmaker Solon imposed strict controls on how olive groves should be treated. Cutting down trees ...
These 15 Greek god animals served as sacred symbols and divine messengers in ancient mythology — and their meanings still ...
Most countries pick something sensible for their national animal — the U.S. has the bald eagle Canada has the beaver and ...
Depictions of the eccentricities of Roman leaders were (and remain) interesting. But such leaders were often also dangerous, ...
An ancient Roman home more than 2,000 years old has opened to the public, but its spectacular mosaics, frescoes and stucco ...
One of the best-preserved ancient Roman homes on the Palatine Hill is opening to the public for the first time, albeit via a livestreamed tour of its hard-to-reach underground frescoes and mosaics.
From imperial residences to apartment complexes and temples, these hidden sites offer a new window into Rome's layered past.
During archaeological excavations in Gela, southern Sicily, experts uncovered an extremely rare ceramist’s stylus, a tool ...
Roman object called the Medusa of cameo, found in Hallstatt, is an 1,800-year-old gem that reveals trade networks in the ...
Simon Weller, his nine-year-old daughter and 79-year-old dad made the find while metal detecting. Funeral director Jason Price "deceived thousands" of people by planting the Leasingham horse brooch.