Archaeologists have uncovered a 'wonderful' penis pendant at Vindolanda, the historic Roman fort in Northumberland. Measuring less than an inch, the jet black charm was likely handcrafted in the ...

A study led by the University of Cambridge has revealed that a series of extreme droughts between the years 364 and 366 AD may have been a determining factor in the so-called Great Barbarian ...

The discovery of a miniature Roman lock, smaller than a one-euro coin, was presented in Münster by the Regional Association of Westphalia-Lippe (LWL).This object, dating back to the 3rd or 4th century ...

The Colossus of Constantine was an enormous statue of Emperor Constantine the Great, erected in the 4th century AD. Although only nine fragments of the statue remain, including a massive head and ...

ROME, Sept 3 (Reuters) - The Arch of Constantine, a giant ancient Roman arch next to the Colosseum, was damaged after a violent storm hit Rome, conservation authorities said on Tuesday.

A beautiful, remarkably well-preserved mosaic that was “hidden for thousands of years” has been uncovered by archaeologists in northwestern England.

A beautiful, remarkably well-preserved mosaic that was “hidden for thousands of years” has been uncovered by archaeologists in northwestern England.

The city’s enormous 3,500-seat amphitheatre is largely intact. The library, which dates from the 3rd or 4th century AD, is thought to have once been stocked with around 3,000 papyrus rolls.

The Roman emperor Nero (37–68 AD) even "introduced a musical competition at Olympia," as the biographer Suetonius (1st/2nd century AD) informs us. Victors at Olympia won a wreath of wild olive.

Archaeologists carrying out a dig at a Roman site in Alderney have discovered an ancient gold coin. The coin dates back to the late 4th Century when Valens was emperor, experts said.