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...
A new archaeological survey at the ancient city of Selinus in southern Turkey has mapped ancient tombs and the area around Trajan’s temple as researchers build a detailed record of the site’s surviving remains. The 2026 fieldwork also covered...
A new study of Doclea’s Roman Forum in Montenegro points to architectural links with Greece and Asia Minor (Anatolia), offering a clearer picture of how Roman, Adriatic, and eastern Mediterranean traditions came together in one of ancient Dalmatia’s major...
Amateur Archaeologist Found Largest Hadrian-Era Roman Silver Coin Hoard in Germany
An amateur archaeologist in western Germany uncovered a Roman silver coin hoard of 934 denarii, the largest known in the country from the period of Emperor Hadrian, according to...
Nearly 2,000 years ago, communities in a part of Greco-Roman Thrace that lies in modern-day southeastern Bulgaria used specialized clay pots to store and preserve meat and animal fat, with some vessels transported dozens of kilometers despite being easily...
A curse tablet unearthed at a Roman temple in south Wiltshire, carved with the unusual Greek name 'Hegemon,' is one small but telling piece of evidence in a new review of how people moved into and across Roman Britain.
The...
Archaeologists in Urús, Spain, have uncovered Roman sling bullets inscribed with the name of Gnaeus Domitius Calvinus, the Roman governor who led forces against an ancient revolt in the Pyrenees mountains of northeastern Spain. The discovery was made alongside...
Women who managed Roman villas held far more power than historians once believed, according to a new study that finds these women were skilled managers of farm production, not simple housekeepers.
The study, published in the Journal of Roman Archaeology,...
Roman merchants, not soldiers, were the true agents who transformed Europe. A new study argues that Roman culture spread across the province of Noricum through commerce and daily exchange, long before any formal conquest.
The research, published in "Balcanica Posnaniensia....
Before the Roman Republic was formed, Rome was ruled by kings. The first of these was Romulus, while the last was Lucius Tarquinius Superbus—at least, this is what has been claimed by ancient records written centuries after the fact....
