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The well-preserved bronze coins found off the coast of Sardinia could be linked to a shipwreck.

A newly-launched 3D model of ancient Rome lets viewers experience the city as it was in its heyday in the fourth century.

A rare gold coin found by a metal detectorist and recently auctioned off was minted by a little-known ruler in pre-Roman Britain.

The photos, taken in the 1960s and 1970s by the first spy satellites, reveal that the eastern border of the Roman Empire was a place of vibrant trade.

Archaeologists in Spain used a pulley system to reach the bottom of a well, where they found a 2,000-year-old Roman sandal and other artifacts.

Mount Vesuvius' eruption in A.D. 79 carbonized hundreds of scrolls and papyri in the ancient Roman city of Herculaneum. Now, AI has decoded part of a scroll.

Paintings of sea-centaurs, the hellhound Cerberus and other mythical beings cover a 2,200-year-old tomb unearthed near Naples in Italy.

Archaeologists uncover a skull up to 1,800 years old with a lesion they say hints at a brain tumor. But not everyone agrees.

Archaeologists excavating an ancient necropolis have unearthed a Roman-era sarcophagus containing the remains of a second-century woman, who was buried with oil lamps and accessories.

A metal detectorist unearthed a pair of swords once used by the Roman cavalry.