In the ancient Greek city of Hippos in present-day Israel, archaeologists have identified a Christian cathedral with a feature not found at any other known early church: two separate halls for baptism. The newly uncovered southern hall also contained...
Researchers have narrowed the search for the lost harbor of the ancient Greek city of Gela to a buried coastal inlet in southern Sicily. Sediment cores and historical records show that seawater once reached Conca, an area near the...
Researchers examining drone images have identified possible hidden streets in the ancient Greek city of Akragas (Argigento) in Sicily, where faint lines across farmland may trace roads that have remained buried for centuries.
Duke University and the Valley of the...
Archaeologists have uncovered a previously unknown neighborhood of the ancient Greek city of Akragas (later known as Argigento) in Sicily, including large stone walls and buildings destroyed during a Carthaginian siege more than 2,400 years ago. The discovery offers...
Archaeologists have uncovered Roman frescoes dating to the first century B.C. during excavations at the ancient Greek city of Akragas (Ἀκράγας) in Sicily, along with pieces of plaster and architectural remains from a large building constructed after the island...
The Romans killed all the men and took the women and children into slavery. Corinth was burned and obliterated...
The destruction of Corinth in 146 BC was one of the most dramatic events in the history of the Roman conquest...
Archaeologists working at a Roman villa in north-eastern Spain have uncovered a snake-headed vessel that they believe was used in the private rituals of an obscure Roman cult, offering rare evidence of how eastern religious beliefs spread into the...
Archaeologists have unearthed the Heracles Gate, a monumental Roman-period entrance decorated with reliefs depicting the Twelve Labours of Heracles, in the ancient Greek city of Side in modern-day Turkey.
The gate was found during excavations along a nearly 390-meter (1,280-foot)...
Parion, also known as Parium, was an ancient Greek city located on the coast of the Hellespont (present-day Dardanelles Strait) in northwestern Anatolia, Turkey. Founded in 709 BC, it played a significant role in the region's history and culture.
Years...
Archaeologists in Croatia have uncovered a rare late Roman stone sarcophagus in Cavtat, a coastal town built on the site of the ancient Greek city of Epidaurum (Greek: Ἐπίδαυρος).
The discovery was made during protective excavations at the Zorina 8...
