Walter Crist, who researches ancient games at Leiden University in the Netherlands, first saw the carved limestone in 2020, at the Het Romeins Museum. Located in the southern Dutch city of Heerlen, ...

Researchers uncover Roman method for applying cinnabar, or “red gold,” in a luxury house in ancient Cartagena, revealing painting techniques.

Athens boasts numerous significant Byzantine churches, mostly dating from the 10th to 12th centuries, featuring distinct Middle Byzantine architecture like dome-on-square designs and intricate ...

The University of Chicago will award honorary degrees to three distinguished scholars on June 6 during its Convocation ...

Despite historical records saying otherwise, Roman babies were mourned at death, research into unique plaster burials from ...

In Hungary’s capital, a city best known for its goulash, a pizzeria is inviting diners to travel back two millennia to a time ...

Two hefty Roman lead ingots (nicknamed “lead pigs”) have been declared treasure after being unearthed on grazing land in Ceredigion, west Wales. Dated to around AD 87 from their lettering, the pair ...

Archaeologists in Croatia have reopened a 2,000-year-old hidden tunnel at the ancient city of Salona, revealing Roman amphitheatres.

For a long time, we’ve been sold the idea that Genghis Khan, the 13th-century founder of the Mongol Empire, was so phenomenally prolific that one in 200 men alive today carries his exact Y chromosome.

Classicist Curtis Dozier’s The White Pedestal examines how the prestige of Greece and Rome can legitimize modern racism—and ...

Salve, UT San Antonio!  This week has been an exciting and adventurous one for UT San Antonio’s College of Liberal and Fine Arts’ students abroad. Trekking outside of Urbino, the class made their way ...

Pizza enthusiasts look away - as a dish inspired by the ancient Romans has gone on sale without any mozzarella or tomato in ...