A flood in Apollosa, Italy, revealed limestone blocks carved with reliefs of battling gladiators that were part of a monument ...

The ancient city of Pompeii is one of those archaeological sites that keeps on giving with one discovery after another. While ...

The Avars rose as a dominant ethnic group in Europe, where their conflicts with the Byzantine Empire reshaped the landscape of the Balkans.

In his new book, Stories From A Kargili Kitchen, researcher and artist Yash Saxena traces how a humble roasted barley flour ...

Are countries allowed to strike heritage site during a war? What does the law say? Is there a punishment? News18 explains ...

The persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire is often imagined as constant and widespread, but historical evidence suggests a more complex reality. In many cases, punishments were local and ...

Archaeologists recently unearthed the remains of ancient Roman marching camps in Saxony-Anhalt — a first for one of Eastern Germany’s larger states. The discovery was announced by the State Office for ...

Archaeologists recently unearthed the remains of ancient Roman marching camps in Saxony-Anhalt — a first for one of Eastern Germany's larger states. The discovery was announced by the State Office for ...

Prof. Mark Horton examines a tiny carved dragon from a Roman military belt. Dragons were powerful symbols in the late Roman army, carried into battle as standards known as ‘draco.’ Could this rare ...

Long thought to have been abandoned after 410 AD, Roman villas like Chedworth were believed to mark the end of a lavish Roman lifestyle in Britain. But new radiocarbon dating of a finely crafted ...

His hair curls turn into four serpents' heads — likely a visual reference to the myth of Medusa and the Gorgons, which has been found on other Roman military equipment. Atop the youth's hair rests a ...