The games in questions could be either Ludus Latrunculi or Doudecim Scripta, both of which were known board games played with bone pieces by Roman soldiers in the fifth century. Celikbas said both are ...

It's been left unread for nearly 2,000 years. Now, scientists have used AI to virtually unfurl one of the Herculaneum scrolls ...

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The Romans associated pants with barbarism and eventually banned them, but the legwear eventually became commonplace nonetheless.

Archaeologists have traced the earliest case of lead pollution by humans to the Aegean Sea region around 5,200 years ago. The findings, published in the journal Communications Earth & Environment, ...

Many of the oldest inhabited cities in Greece are still standing against all odds. They have survived to this day to tell the ...

He conquered land across three continents, ruled over states from Egypt to modern-day India, and never lost a battle – before ...

The scroll, found in the Judean desert, has been painstakingly translated from Nabataean, an ancient Arabic language.

How Ancient India Transformed the World', highlights India’s often-forgotten role as an economic and civilisational hub ...

Spread across Türkiye from the Bosporus and Aegean coast to eastern Anatolia are incredible under-the-radar museums that often get overlooked by travelers.

Archaeologists Uncover a Roman Harbor, Shed Light on Maritime Infrastructure and Regional Trade Networks A year ago ...

Scientists have deciphered a Roman boundary stone inscribed with Greek text which was recently discovered in northern Israel, ...