Danish archaeologists recently announced the discovery during an excavation of a variety of weapons and armor dating to the Iron Age and ancient Rome.

Archaeologists have uncovered a rare Roman-era boundary stone at the ancient site of Abel Beth Maacah, in northern Israel, ...

A remarkable discovery in the Judean Desert has revealed a scandalous case of tax fraud and forgery dating back nearly 1,900 years. Hidden for centuries, an ancient Greek papyrus has provided ...

A pair of Dutch metal detectorists uncovered an unusual hoard of Roman and British coins dating back to Biblical times, according to European officials.

The use of Roman numerals did not become an NFL tradition until Super Bowl V in 1971. The first two Super Bowls were known as ...

Situated beyond S. Giovanni, due east of the city centre, Pigneto is primarily a ...

Investigators circle the globe in search of evidence in their quest to determine whether life on Earth began in outer space and if aliens influenced mankind in ancient times.

The romantic holiday has been celebrated for centuries, but the history behind it is much darker than red roses.

“It’s Greek to me!” she exclaimed — and she meant it literally. Her discovery would turn out to be the longest Greek papyrus ever found in the Judaean Desert, a remarkable document that reveals an ...

The 404 coins, including 44 from Britain, are believed to be a mix of military pay and the spoils of war, stashed by a Roman soldier after he returned to the European continent ...

In the early 1800s, a Swiss explorer tricked his way into Petra, the ancient oasis whose location ... A.D., when it yielded to the rising power of Rome. After the Roman conquest and the shifting ...