In Italy, it is not uncommon to find streets and neighborhoods named Cincinnatus, but even more familiar is the name of a ...

In retirement, he has recently published Exploring the Kingdom of Saturn: Kircher's Latium and its Legacy (University of Michigan, 2012). Interests: Imperial Greek rhetoric and sophistic, ancient ...

Archaeologists recently found an ancient Roman helmet in an unusual location, a Danish village. Vejle Museums announced the discovery of numerous ancient artifacts, including the Roman armor ...

Ancient lead pollution in the Aegean Sea may have started 5,200 years ago — 1,200 years earlier than previously thought.

How did the Ancient Romans manage clean water and waste disposal so effectively? Their groundbreaking sanitation system set the standard for future civilizations. Explore how it worked!

An rare discovery in northern Luxembourg has given historians a fresh glimpse into the final years of the Western Roman ...

I've been working as a tour guide in Rome since 2008, and it only seems to be getting more crowded with tourists. Instead, go ...

In 2024, it was announced that the oldest wine ever discovered in liquid form had been found in Spain, but how did this ...

Highway workers found an ancient Roman cemetery, including a grave filled with a curious substance, during a recent highway construction project in England. The announcement was made last week by ...

Originally marking land borders under Roman Emperor Diocletian's tax reforms, the stone provides insight into ancient land ownership, local settlement patterns, and imperial administrative practices.

This type of artificial pigment dates back over 5,000 years to ancient Egypt and was popular in the Roman Empire. The block of blue pigment measured about 6 inches tall and weighed just over 5 ...

Researchers have found the oldest known evidence of lead pollution dating to around 5,200 years ago in ancient Greece ...