Before Pompeii was engulfed in volcanic ash, its walls may have been battered by an ancient "machine gun" while the city was under siege. A study has uncovered compelling evidence that Roman forces ...

Is it any wonder ancient people thought lightning came from the gods? Even today, a close lightning strike feels like a ...

An ancient city — complete with a forum and a theater — was recently uncovered alongside a popular tourist destination in Italy, according to officials. In a translated announcement this month, the ...

A limestone board roughly 20 centimeters across was found in Heerlen, a Dutch city built atop the Roman-era town of Coriovallum. Antiquity/Cambridge University Press Antiquity/Cambridge University ...

The Pittsburgh Steelers need a long-term solution at quarterback and no one is unaware of that current situation. Will Howard may have a chance to insert himself as the starter at some point, but ...

An old, flattened piece of limestone inscribed with a crisscross of grooves looks like the board for a game, but for nearly a century, no one knew how the game was played. Now, researchers have used ...

It was the summer of 2020, and researcher Walter Crist was wandering around the exhibits inside a Dutch museum dedicated to the presence of the ancient Roman empire in the Netherlands. As a scientist ...

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(NEXSTAR) – Aside from fancy timepieces and the occasional film franchise, Roman numerals are rarely used over Arabic numbers in modern American culture. Of course, there’s another major exception: ...