The 8,000-year-old tradition took root in France around the sixth century B.C. when the southern Gauls were settled by the Greeks, later to be encapsulated in the Roman Empire. Now, archaeologists in ...
From gladiators to vomitoriums, delve into Rome’s most persistent myths and find out what really happened. A conservationist restores a Roman bust. Many Roman statues appear starkly white today.
Though the ancient Romans never actually conquered Ireland, this fig helps demonstrate just how pervasive Roman culture once was. According to a statement from University College Dublin (UCD), the ...
In a river near Hadrian’s Wall, a Roman construction in England, researchers found an ancient piece of sports ... on the northwest edge of the Roman Empire, archaeologists have uncovered a ...
Dramatic depictions of ancient... The protector of horses, mules, and cavalry, Epona was one of the only non-Roman goddesses to have been wholly adopted by the Roman Empire . Often depicted astride a ...
Below the present city, layers of history were formed by this recurring cycle. For example, many ancient buildings were either reused or left in ruins following the fall of the Roman Empire. People ...
After nearly 2,000 years, a section of one of the most important Roman roads of Britain was found by archaeologists beneath the iconic Old Kent Road of London. The part of the ancient Roman roads ...