Ancient Romans were big fans of olive oil, consuming an average of five gallons per person per year by one estimate. Beyond cooking and eating, olive oil played a central role in daily life, serving ...

While excavating at the ancient fort of La Loma in the northern Iberian Peninsula, archaeologists found the shattered ...

There were 22 gold objects, in addition to other impressive grave goods, buried with the deceased, indicating they were ...

Found at the Roman ruins of Bononia in Vidin, Bulgaria, this 1,800-year-old gold ring is adorned with the image of a married ...

Archaeologists working at the Ancient Bononia site in Vidin, Bulgaria have made a remarkable discovery that offers fresh insight into Roman marriage customs. A substantial gold ring weighing 23.63 ...

A discovery in Sardinia reveals up to 50,000 intact Roman coins, prompting research into trade, shipwrecks, and Mediterranean ...

Other Roman emperors met far more bloody ends than the cheese-loving Antoninus. Nero committed suicide; Galba was murdered by his bodyguards, the praetorians; and Geta was murdered by his brother ...

Archaeologists have uncovered a rare Roman mosaic depicting a long-lost Trojan War narrative, including the weighing of ...

Though rare, female gladiators did appear in the Roman arena, challenging ancient Rome’s expectations and revealing how ...

The hat lay flattened and moth-eaten for more than a century in a museum box. Now, the rare 2,000-year-old headpiece (made ...

Researchers say their analysis of studs from disintegrated shoes is helping them understand ancient Roman fashion trends and burial practices. Soil from a Roman cemetery in Canterbury was X-ray ...