German archaeologists spent years trying to read a fragile silver scroll found inside the amulet. They finally succeeded.

In the opening scenes of “Gladiator,” general Maximus Decimus Meridius, played by Russell Crowe, prepares the Roman troops to ...

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Small, spoon-shaped objects found on the end of warriors' belts at archaeological sites across northern Europe could have been used to dispense stimulants before battle, a study suggests.

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The ancient fish canals, paired with holding ponds, were used to channel and catch freshwater species such as catfish. “Barbed spearpoints” found nearby may have been tied to sticks and used ...

Writing in a letter to his friend Lucilius around AD62, the Roman philosopher Seneca outlined ... Vegetarianism wasn’t common in the ancient world. But it did have some adherents, often from ...

Lake Bashplemi is located on a volcanic plateau surrounded by hills and fed by small tributaries of the Mashavera River ... To create these characters, the ancient artisans used advanced techniques, ...

Yet there was also a serious side to ancient graffiti. The plot of the first Gladiator film centred on the memory of a democratic Rome that had once been a republic, in contrast to the oppression ...

Scientists have discovered traces of hallucinogens in a small vessel depicting an Egyptian deity that may have been used in ancient rituals ... s curator of Greek and Roman art, in the statement.