Public ceremonies, lavish processions, and temporary wooden arches were commonplace after victory in Ancient Rome. But during ...

Archaeological excavations in the ancient Roman colony of Liternum, located in the present-day municipality of Giugliano in ...

Bull heads like these were used throughout ancient Greece and Rome to both ward off evil spirits and symbolize strength and ...

Discovered on accident in Rimini, Italy, this surgeon’s house and the hooks, scalpels, and mortars inside have expanded what we knew about ancient medicine.

The ruins of an ancient Jewish ritual bath have been found near Rome – the oldest such discovery outside of the biblical ...

Found beneath an older tomb near Tarquinia, the painted chamber depicts several intricate scenes, including a metallurgical workshop ...

An integral part of daily life in ancient Rome, the baths gave citizens of all ... through special chambers under the floors and in the walls. This mechanism was very efficient – so much so ...

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