- 6 February 2020
Archaeologists discover ancient Rome may have been much larger than previously believed
By dario on 6 February 2020Read moreA house discovered in ancient Rome’s central district may prove that the city was considerably larger than previously believed....
0 - 12 October 2016
Roman shoe hoard found in Northumberland
By dario on 12 October 2016Read moreArchaeologists have dug up 421 ancient Roman shoes at the site of the Vindolanda fort, on Hadrian’s Wall, in...
- 1 June 2016
Tablets unearthed in City provide glimpse of Roman London
By dario on 1 June 2016Read moreTertius the Brewer, Junius the Cooper and Julius Classicus – the up-and-coming military commander who would turn traitor against...
- 5 May 2016
Pompeii museum reopens after 36 years
By dario on 5 May 2016Read morePompeii’s Antiquarium Museum has reopened after 36 years. Its new exhibition includes a vivid audio-visual recreation of the moment...
- 4 May 2016
1,800-Year Old Letter Written By A Roman Legionary Strikes A Poignant Note
By dario on 4 May 2016Read moreBack in 2012, Grant Adamson, a doctoral candidate at Rice University, was able to decipher a 1,800-year old letter...
- 26 April 2016
Felix dies natalis, Marce Aureli
By dario on 26 April 2016Read moreCaesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus was born Marcus Annius Verus on April 26, 121 AD of an aristocratic family of...
- 24 April 2016
Roman Forts around Hadrian’s Wall – Interactive Map
By dario on 24 April 2016Read moreTHE DISCOVERY OF DAIRY FATS ON ANCIENT POTTERY MAY INDICATE DAIRYING HIGH IN THE ALPS OCCURRED AS EARLY AS...
- 23 April 2016
20 Things You Didn’t Know About Hadrian’s Wall
By dario on 23 April 2016Read moreThough long since reduced to ruins, the line of Hadrian’s Wall is still visible through the countryside of northern...
- 17 March 2016
Ancient Roman bathhouse and winery found under former army base in Jerusalem
By dario on 17 March 2016Read moreAn ancient Roman bathhouse and a large wine factory, which is either Roman too or Byzantine, have been uncovered...
- 5 March 2016
Roman Slavery, The Spartacus Revolt, & the Birth of a Modern Hero
By dario on 5 March 2016Read moreThe revolt of the gladiator Spartacus in 73-71 BCE remains the most successful slave revolt in the history ofRome....
- 13 February 2016
12 Ranks of Roman Military Officers and What They Did
By dario on 13 February 2016Read moreThe Roman Empire saw one of the first truly professional armies in history, and became the inspiration for European...
- 11 February 2016
A Spin through Augustan Rome
By dario on 11 February 2016Read moreAccording to the Roman historian Suetonius, Augustus boasted that he had found Rome a city of mudbrick and left...