Archaeologists uncovered a boundary stone, used to mark land borders during the Roman Empire, dated to a period during which ...

Ancient Rome achieved urban milestones centuries ahead of its time, with innovations like shopping malls, public welfare, and ...

The effort started when amateur archaeologists discovered a single gold coin in a nearby field in Holzthum village in north ...

When Elon Musk performed a gesture that many saw as a fascist gesture, his supporters claimed it was a Roman salute. So ...

The Roman emperors were once the most famous people in the world, ruling over an empire that stretched between what are now ...

It's judgement day for Charlemagne of the Roman Empire (not 'Holy' Roman Empire, I hasten to add, as leaders are no longer ...

While the coins were buried during Nero's reign, some of them were minted earlier. All but one of the coins in the hoard are silver denarii, a standard Roman coin, that were minte ...

Among the reasons for the Empire's failure was the leadership at the very top. From around 200-400 AD, the later Emperors frequently rose to and fell from office, with struggles for power becoming ...

The effective conquest by Rome started in 43 AD. By around 70 AD all of Britain save northern Scotland had fallen under Roman rule. Known as the province of Brittania (probably from a Brittonic word ...

Few grocery shoppers in a regular central Strasbourg supermarket have any idea that below their feet is a third century tower ...

Waffles are one of the oldest treats. The history of waffles goes back to ancient Greece and a type of bread called obleios ...

A team of archaeologists recently discovered a hoard of 141 Roman gold coins dating back to around the Fourth Century CE in ...