When the emperor converted to Christianity, many of the holidays common to Roman society received a makeover. A prisoner ...

Who was Byzas, the legendary Greek founder of the city of Byzantium? This article examines where he was from, what he did, ...

A metal detectorist from Leicestershire has unearthed a “once-in-a-lifetime” hoard of 50 Roman coins. David Dunn, 42, a ...

Originally marking land borders under Roman Emperor Diocletian's tax reforms ... tax reforms initiated by Diocletian in the late third century CE, emphasizing the role of land ownership and ...

Few grocery shoppers in a regular central Strasbourg supermarket have any idea that below their feet is a third-century tower that once helped defend the Roman empire. Strasbourg boasts other vestiges ...

Researchers Discover Two-Foot-Tall Buddha Statue, Shed Light on Trade Route Connecting Roman Empire to Ancient World ...

Dating to the 2nd or 3rd century CE, the stone in the ring is carved from nicolo, a type of onyx that features a more blue surface over a black base. The ring would have belonged to Roman elites who .

As one legend goes, Valentine was a third-century Roman priest around 270 CE who continued ... eventually transforming into a ...

A 1,600-year-old golden lock unearthed in Germany reveals Roman craftsmanship and sparks curiosity about its use and ...

They uncovered a rare late-Roman-era boundary stone with a Greek ... These reforms, implemented during the late third century CE, addressed the taxation system by mapping land ownership and ...

Archaeologists have uncovered a rare Tetrarchic boundary stone at the site of Abel Beth Maacah in northern Israel. Originally marking land borders ...

Pompeii, a third of which is still buried ... decorated with geometric patterns filled with marble from across the Roman Empire. The spa-like complex begins with a hot room rather like a sauna ...