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Pompeii victims were wearing woolen cloaks in August when they died — but experts are split on what that meansSome of the victims at Pompeii were wearing woolen cloaks when they died, even though it was August, new research finds.
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'This has re-written our understanding of Roman concrete manufacture': Abandoned Pompeii worksite reveal how self-healing concrete was madeThe discovery of a 2,000-year-old building site in Pompeii reveals the raw ingredients for ancient Roman self-healing concrete.
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'They had not been seen ever before': Romans made liquid gypsum paste and smeared it over the dead before burial, leaving fingerprints behind, new research findsFingerprints on a Roman burial hold new clues to an unusual liquid gypsum funeral ritual.
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Stunningly preserved Roman-era mosaic in UK depicts Trojan War stories — but not the ones told by HomerA newfound mosaic draws inspiration from "Phrygians," a play by the Athenian playwright Aeschylus that survives only in bits and pieces.
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1,800-year-old 'piggy banks' full of Roman-era coins unearthed in French villageAn excavation in a small French village reveals three jars with thousands of Roman coins.
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What if Antony and Cleopatra had defeated Octavian?How would history have unfolded if Antony and Cleopatra had defeated Octavian? Would they have ruled the Roman Empire?
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Roman sun hat: A 'very rare' 1,600-year-old brimmed cap that may have protected a Roman soldier from Egyptian sandstormsA rare example of a sun hat from late Roman Egypt that was stitched together from fabrics in five colors.
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2,000-year-old gold ring holds clue about lavish cremation burial unearthed in FranceA lavish cremation tomb found in France may point to funeral rites for an adolescent boy.
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Archaeologists discover decapitated head the Romans used as a warning to the CeltsA lone skull discovered near the walls of an ancient fort highlights the Romans' brutal treatment of their conquered foes.
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