A Roman silver coin hoard worth almost the same as a legionary's monthly wage in the 2nd Century has been uncovered by a ...

Ancient Rome was a rigidly hierarchical society where the ruling elite stigmatized everyone who had to work with their hands. Yet Roman workers still found ways to resist exploitation through strikes ...

The ancient sources implying Queen Zenobia converted to Judaism are possibly accurate,” Haggai Olshanetsky, of University of Warsaw, told JNS.The post Third-century queen, target of Syrian government, ...

Near Bentfeld, Germany, archaeologists discovered a 1,600-year-old wooden well, initially mistaken for a livestock watering hole. The well, along with other artifacts, offers insights into the ...

For more than a century, archeologists have looked for proof that a complex in Ithaca was related to Odysseus, now they have ...

For centuries, depictions of Cleopatra have emphasised her beauty and romantic entanglements – much more so than her ...

The Vatican Museums has unveiled the last and most important of the restored Raphael Rooms. These are the spectacularly ...

The museum added, “To reinforce the historical context, the exhibition is complemented by a selection of this type of coin, ...

The Roman Republic lasted from 509 to 27BC and a series of unrest and civil wars in the 1st Century BC marked its transition to an empire. "The oldest coin in the hoard dates back to 152BC and has ...

The Roman Republic lasted from 509 to 27BC and a series of unrest and civil wars in the 1st Century BC marked its transition to an empire. "The oldest coin in the hoard dates back to 152BC and has ...

A gold shilling located by a metal detectorist near Norwich may be no larger than a fingernail, but it wields quite a bit of history—and some distinct designs. The small gold coin discovered in the ...