For the first time, Roman temples appear as people once saw them. This reconstruction reveals their colors, rituals, architecture, and political meaning in everyday Roman life. From sacred ceremonies ...
Two Mithraic Roman altars are to be displayed as a part of an upcoming exhibition after being acquired for the nation.
Excavated at Inveresk in East Lothian, the altars date to around 140AD, a period when southern Scotland was reoccupied under Antoninus Pius. Curators believe they offer fresh insights into the beliefs ...
For wealthy Romans, life was good. They lived in beautiful houses – often on the hills outside Rome, away from the noise and the smell. They enjoyed an extravagant lifestyle with luxurious furnishings ...
Ancient Rome didn’t abandon its gods overnight. The rise of Christianity was a slow transformation of the cult-based religious order that had structured Roman life for centuries ...
This strange discovery is just one among a trove of new details on ancient Roman life and death found at the necropolis Vila de Madrid, which today lies in the heart of the city of Barcelona. In a new ...
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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Roman Soldier looking out at the horizon Roman soldiers garrisoned at the fort of Vindolanda, located near Hadrian's Wall in ...
Archaeologists have removed the lid of a sealed ancient Roman sarcophagus, finding preserved remains of a young woman who died 1,700 years ago. The team with the Budapest History Museum discovered the ...
A study of 646 skeletons reveals that living in cities in Roman Britain was more harmful to health than rural life.
The city of Rome is still fed by pipes and aqueducts designed over two thousand years ago. They were built during the Roman Empire to bring water from nearby mountains. Engineers ensured the supply ...