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Devastating Roman-era plagues were ushered in by cold snaps, study finds
By Stephanie Pappas published
Periods of cold and severe plagues overlap in a new study of ancient Roman climate.
Roman-era wine shop, possibly destroyed in an earthquake, discovered in Greece
By Owen Jarus published
A wine shop in Roman-era Greece experienced catastrophe and was abandoned around 1,600 years ago.
'Incredibly rare' 2nd-century Roman armor pieced together like an 'ancient jigsaw puzzle'
By Jennifer Nalewicki published
Conservators in the U.K. have painstakingly reassembled a piece of Roman armor that was broken into more than 100 pieces.
A slave was brutally crucified in Roman Britain 1,700 years ago. Now, his face has been brought back to life.
By Jennifer Nalewicki published
A new facial approximation of a man who was crucified in Roman Britain finally "puts a face to his story."
Roman dodecahedron uncovered by amateur archaeologists in the UK
By Tom Metcalfe published
More than 100 dodecahedrons have now been found in northwestern Europe, but archaeologists still don't know what they were used for.
Ancient Roman necropolis holding more than 60 skeletons and luxury goods discovered in central Italy
By Kristina Killgrove published
A newfound necropolis in central Italy that once sat near an exclusive villa along an ancient road holds the remains of 67 people and their treasures, including gold jewelry.
Part of Hadrian's 1,800-year-old aqueduct and rare Greek coins unearthed near Corinth
By Tom Metcalfe published
The enormous aqueduct was built in the second century to carry water to the city of Corinth from a lake 50 miles away.
2,000-year-old bullet found with Julius Caesar's name on it was likely used in civil war
By Kristina Killgrove published
The bullet's inscriptions hint that Indigenous people in Spain supported the would-be dictator, Julius Caesar, during the Roman civil war.
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