The mosaic, recovered in 1860s Reims, France and dated to the third century CE, shows about 35 different gladiatorial and ...

Like going to the eye doctor for a better pair of specs, astrophysicists are getting some upgraded lenses — both humanmade and natural — for a closer look at dark matter. An international team of ...

A new chemical and microscopic analysis of Pompeii residues documents a sacrificial rite that had only been previously ...

For the first time, researchers have conducted a quantified analysis of the Roman siege at Masada. The team, from Tel Aviv University’s Sonia & Marco Nadler Institute of Archaeology, used a blend of ...

Archaeologists analyzed declassified images of Syria, Iraq and Turkey from the 1960s to 1970s and found hundreds of Roman forts, a study said. Figure from Casana, Goodman and Ferwerda (2023); CORONA ...

A drawing by Jean Charles Loriquet, after he found the mosaic in 1860. It shows part of the mosaic with the leopard and ...

A new study by archaeologists at Bournemouth University has revealed that bodies recovered from a "war-cemetery," previously attributed to the Roman Conquest of Britain at Maiden Castle Iron Age ...

Analysis of skeletal remains from England before and during Roman occupation confirms theories that the population's health declined under Roman occupation, but only in the urban centers, suggesting ...

Caligula, the ancient Roman emperor infamous for his insanity and cruelty, may have had a soft spot for plants, according to recently published research. A new study co-authored by Trevor Luke, a ...