Celebrated Rutland mosaic depicts 'long-lost' Troy story connecting Roman Britain to the ancient classical world

The team behind what has been described as "one of the most significant mosaics discovered in the UK" have revealed that it ...
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Archaeologists Digging Beneath Britain’s Houses of Parliament Discover 6,000-Year-Old Flint Artifacts and a 2,000-Year-Old Roman Altar Fragment

During restorations at the Palace of Westminster in London, excavations have revealed a trove of historic objects, the oldest ...
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1500-Year-Old Roman Ring with a Tiny Hare Was Discovered at Hadrian’s Wall in Britain and It’s Absolutely Stunning

A volunteer, digging near the cold stone of Hadrian’s Wall, made a startling discovery: an ancient silver ring featuring a delicately carved intaglio. The find pulls the curtain back on the lives of ...

Roman military helped bring cats to Europe

In this new study, a team analyzed the genomes of 70 ancient cats, dating back over the last 11,000 years (from about 9000 ...
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This UK City Celebrates the Ancient Roman Festival of Saturnalia, Complete With a Roman Legion Parade

A key figure in this controlled chaos was the Saturnalicius Princeps, or “Leader of Saturnalia.” This mock king was chosen by ...
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Celtic gold treasure found on a druid-linked island reignites the mystery of Anglesey

Fifteen Iron Age gold coins found in Anglesey, the first treasure of its kind found in Wales, reveal unknown Celtic links.

Archaeologists find artifacts older than Stonehenge beneath Britain's Houses of Parliament: 'Incredibly rare'

Archaeologists discovered 6,000-year-old flint tools beneath the Palace of Westminster that predate Stonehenge, along with medieval artifacts and Roman remains.

Scientists talked about the role of the Roman army in the spread of domestic cats in Europe

Domestic cats appeared in Europe about two thousand years ago, their spread was facilitated by the military roads of the ...
Greek Reporter

Dionysiou Areopagitou, the Most Beautiful Street in Athens

Dionysiou Areopagitou, the most beautiful street in Athens, is getting alighting makeover to enhance its beauties.

The happiest (and gloomiest) locations to live in Britain revealed: Is YOURS on the list?

A Yorkshire town has been crowned as the happiest location to live in Britain, new findings from Rightmove show.

The ancient waterway built by Romans that runs for miles throughout Cambridgeshire

The longest artificial waterway built by the Romans in Britain runs through our county. Car Dyke, now a ditch that passes ...

What did the Romans ever do for us? Roads, wine and pet CATS – who only became our companions in Europe 2,000 years ago, study finds

When the Romans invaded Britain in 43 AD, they introduced a host of innovations, including roads. Now, scientists say we have something else to thank the Romans for: pet cats.