It may come as no surprise, therefore, that one of the world’s oldest surviving cookbooks, De Re Coquinaria (On the Topic of Cooking) is ancient Roman. But while many recipes within this ...

A well-preserved Ancient Roman wooden water pipe was recently uncovered in an unexpected place: the marshlands of Belgium. The discovery was announced by the city of Leuven, a city east of ...

In this video, a skilled potter demonstrates traditional techniques used to craft authentic clay vessels that resemble those from ancient Roman times. Watch as raw clay is shaped by hand and ...

Ancient ideas about diet were grounded in archaic theories about how the body worked. Most Greek and Roman doctors believed that all bodies existed on a spectrum of hot, cold, wet, and dry.

Apr. 14, 2025 — Wealth inequality began shaping human societies more than 10,000 years ago, long before the rise of ancient empires or the invention of writing. That's according to a new study ...

Archaeologists in Egypt have uncovered what appears to be a smiling ancient Sphinx. With deep sandy eyes and a wide smirk, the statue is probably modelled on the Roman emperor Claudius ...

Image courtesy of the Trustees of the British Museum The ancient Romans ... However, a soldier had to serve for 25 years before being considered for Roman citizenship. Artifacts left behind ...

A metal detector enthusiast from Giurgiu, Romania, unearthed a remarkable treasure trove of ancient Roman silver coins. According to the New York Post, Marius Mangeac discovered 1,469 silver coins ...

An earthquake in Croatia led to a chain of events that helped archaeologists recently discover an ancient Roman theater, officials say. Croatia’s Ministry of Culture and Media announced the find ...

Using a wide range of evidence, including paleoecological pollen records and ancient Roman texts, Krebs' research team analysed the distribution of both sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa ...