One of the world’s most famous religious buildings, Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia was extraordinary when it was built in the sixth century, and with a history surrounded in myth, legend and controversy, it ...

BCE, the Romans began using the silver denarius as their standard form of currency. As the Republic grew in size and stature, ...

Just outside of Rome and Naples sits an underrated city full of historic charm that will fill the days you're not busy ...

Archaeologists have discovered a 2,000-year-old Roman sandal near an ancient military fort in Oberstimm, Germany. The highly ...

Archaeologists were preparing for the construction of a new housing development when they found more than 100 equine skeletons dating to the second century C.E.

The archaeological find, which features a rare depiction of a seven-branched menorah (a candelabrum used in Jewish worship), ...

Measuring less than an inch, the jet black charm was likely handcrafted in the fourth century AD, about 300 years after the Romans invaded Britain.

Prior to the construction of two apartment buildings in Switzerland, archaeologists surveyed the ground for anything ...

The site, which likely once housed a roman cavalry unit, shows evidence of the respect soldiers had for their mounts.