The ruins scattered across our planet are more than broken stones and fading walls, they are time capsules that whisper stories of empires, cultures, and civilizations long gone. Each ruin reveals a ...

A cache of coins bearing the faces of the Roman emperors Constantius II and Constans I was discovered in underground tunnels ...

The marble sculpture, discovered at Chersonesos Taurica in Crimea in 2003, has been identified as a woman named Laodice ...

Archaeologists say they've discovered an ancient, long-submerged Mediterranean port, but for the head of the mission, the ...

Rome is the headline act, but Italy’s Roman ruins outside Rome deliver ancient drama with fewer crowds and gentler prices. Think evocative ports, theatres and mosaics, with straightforward trains and ...

One of the longest ancient Roman aqueducts in the Mediterranean is preserved in excellent condition in Heraklion, capital of ...

Newsletter, respondents shared dream trips, from Britain’s Royal Mint and ancient ruins to Australia’s coin shops, each destination reflecting personal collecting passions.

A sunken port about two miles off the Egyptian coast has been discovered that could lead to the long-lost tomb of Queen ...

During her hunt for the Egyptian queen’s lost tomb, National Geographic Explorer Kathleen Martínez uncovered the sunken landscape near the ruins of Taposiris Magna.

An ancient Roman bronze helmet from 241 B.C. was discovered in extraordinary condition near Italy's Aegates Islands, where ...

A discovery in Romania shows the remains of an elite family's treasures from the Roman era that were scorched in a fire.

So near, and yet so far. These are the words that occur to me as I stand on my balcony at the El Aurassi, watching freighters ...