A collection of ancient Roman coins amassed by a former Latin teacher from Connecticut was sold at auction for over $1 million this week. Carol Ross' interest in ancient Roman currency and history led ...

Archaeologists have uncovered what may be the oldest Greek marble altar ever found in the western Mediterranean. The discovery was made during the latest excavation campaign at the ancient site of ...

Ancient Greek coin from Naples depicting the head of Parthenope, mythical siren whose body marked the future site of the city, fourth century BCE. Credit: Wikipedia Commons, cc-by-sa 4.0 The Greeks ...

A Metal Detectorist Found an Ancient Gold Coin That May Mark the Rise of Christianity “The new coin straddles two eras, the Pagan and the Christian.” ...

The collection spans over two millennia of history, featuring ancient coins from the Kingdom of Macedonia dating as far back as 336-323 BC. Among the most significant pieces are near-complete series ...

The first is ΟΔΥCCEOC, the Greek genitive (i.e. possessive or attributive) case of Odysseus which suggests a writer referring to the location as the hero’s palace or temple.

Bodies, potentially decaying, were a more common sight in ancient Rome than now. Suetonius, writing in the first century CE, ...

Blenti Chotza, owner of the Greek Street Food in NR3, said: "I've owned the truck for two and a half years. "Now I'm changing up my business, as I want to focus on opening a breakfast shop in the ...

The coin has been listed on the auction website eBay with a 'buy it now' price of £299. The coin is described as 'rare' by the seller on e-Bay although Royal Mint figures show that 10,300,000 ...