A precious gem found at Carlisle's Roman Bathhouse has illuminated the intricacies of religion on Rome's northernmost frontier.

The results, published Nov. 7 in Current Biology, reveal that some of the stories told for decades about the individuals’ ...

Written by the former chief historian of NASA, the book examines the evolution of our cosmic understanding—from early civilizations to the present day ...

If you buy through a BGR link, we may earn an affiliate commission, helping support our expert product labs. Ancient Rome was ...

Silver drachma minted in Massalia (Marseilles, France) circa 350-220 BC. Credit: Jastrow/Wikimedia Commons The first ancient Greek colonies were established as early as the 8th century BC, while wide ...

The latest round of strikes has raised fears of a broader regional conflict. By Cassandra Vinograd and Eve Sampson A decades-long shadow war between Israel and Iran is increasingly taking place in ...

New food inventions and innovations are made all the time, but the roots of your favorite sauces stretch back farther than ...

For example, one estimate is that one third of the Roman empire’s entire revenue was generated by taxes on trade with ancient India. Historian William Dalrymple’s latest book — The Golden ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday (October 18, 2024) said it is difficult to specify a timeline for ending the prolonged war in Ukraine but asserted that his country will win, as he ...

A fresco featuring the bright blue paint of the newly opened room; a scanning electron image of an ancient Roman concrete sample with lime clast, highlighted in red; Dr. Masic inspecting the ...

Archaeologists in Bulgaria have identified an “exceptionally well-preserved” marble statue of a Roman man that was ... once known as the ancient Greek city of Odessos. Workers found the ...

Saira Mueller is the interim culture editor at Polygon. She is fascinated by health and technology and has written about it for CNN, Wired, Mashable, and Self. After playing the new city-builder ...