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At winter’s peak, Saturnalia transformed Rome through a rare social inversion whose rituals still echo in modern celebrations ...

Archaeologists discovered the original burial site of St Nicholas in Turkey in 2022, but the 4th-century bishop's remains ...

Discover which Champagne matches your zodiac. Just as astrology reveals our motivations, desires, and approach to life, every ...

While slaves in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii were considered no more than "speaking tools", some received better food ...

The team behind what has been described as "one of the most significant mosaics discovered in the UK" have revealed that it ...

Archaeologists excavating the ancient Roman city of Gabii have uncovered a massive stone-lined basin that may represent one ...

Archaeologists working at the animal cemetery at Berenike have documented remains from three dozen primates, marking a significant shift in Roman pet-keeping practices. Previously, the handful of ...

The Sabines, a Spartan tribe, shaped the early Romans with their martial skill, social order, and lasting cultural and ...

Section of Panel 1 of the Ketton Mosaic shows Hector, prince of Troy, in his chariot. (©ULAS). A second-century Roman coin from Ilium in Turkey, labelled ‘Hector’, is an earlier example of the same ...

Groundbreaking micoexcavations at Pompeii have revealed that the city's slaves may have eaten better than its free Romans.

Archeological excavations at Jerash continue to produce new finds more than a century after the ancient city’s rediscovery.