But Dr Koutsodendris said the researchers detected a big jump in atmospheric lead pollution levels in the region — from both the sea and the bog — around the fall of Greece in 146 BC as the Roman ...

Humans have polluted the sea with lead for far longer than we realised, study shows - Scientists say signs of heavy metal pollution date all the way back to Ancient Greece ...

Depending on how old you are, you might remember having to pull out a paper map to find your way around a place. Back then, ...

"This is the best-documented Roman court case from Iudaea apart from the trial of Jesus," said one researcher.

Archaeologists in Luxembourg have unearthed a stash of Roman gold coins dating back some 1,600 years. The coins are marked ...

The remains of the deceased found in the burials may be more than 2,000 years old, according to archaeologists.

A newly translated papyrus found in Israel provides information about criminal cases and slave ownership in the Roman Empire.

Archaeologists have uncovered a rare ancient Roman artifact that has revealed previously unknown places lost to time. The ...

In the Biblical site of Abel Beth Maacah in northern Israel, archaeologists have discovered ancient Roman tablets revealing ...