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.

An ancient gold coin with an image of the Roman leader Sponsian, once thought to be a fake emperor, has been now proven real. Credit: The Hunterian, University of Glasgow / Public Domain A ...

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The ancient Greek ... Greek phalanx, the Roman army relied on various warfare formations for greater versatility in fighting against various foes or changing tactics during battle. The maniple ...

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.