Her jewelry may indicate she came from a privileged background or was part of a wealthy merchant or patrician family ... Herculaneum was an important city in ancient Roman times, though smaller and ...

"I came, I saw, I conquered.” These famous words, spoken by Julius Caesar, embody the spirit of bold and decisive action.

Heraclius (Ancient Greek: Ἡράκλειος ... launching a massive invasion into the eastern Roman provinces. In response to these crises, Heraclius the Elder initially cut off communication with the capital ...

Scientists have deciphered a Roman boundary stone inscribed with Greek text which was recently discovered in northern Israel, ...

Archaeologists searching for a rumored Roman estate in Neckargartach unearthed an ancient Roman highway and roadside town with a temple. Photo from Matthias Göden, LAD/ArchaeoConnect GmbH A ...

Lead pollution in ancient Rome may have dropped the average IQ by up to three points, a new study has found. In the paper, published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ...

Groundbreaking research involving nuclear magnetic resonance has revealed the secrets of ancient Roman wooden structures. This non-invasive technique helped scientists analyze submerged wood from a ...

The ruins of Ptolemais are in the modern-day city of Tolmeita, Libya. The country sits along the Mediterranean Sea in North Africa and borders Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Niger, Sudan and Tunisia. Google ...