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Mystery of Roman coins discovered on shipwreck island has archaeologists baffled
By Tom Metcalfe published
Two silver coins minted in during the Roman Empire have been found on a remote and uninhabited island in the Baltic Sea. Archaeologists have no idea how they got there.
Mysterious mosaics depicting Medusa uncovered at 2nd-century Roman villa
By Owen Jarus published
Two Roman-era mosaics depicting the snake-haired mythological figure Medusa were unearthed at the Villa of the Antonines in Italy.
Roman-era trash dump containing naked Venus statue and other artifacts unearthed in France
By Kristina Killgrove published
Archaeologists have found a trove of artifacts, including two statues of the goddess Venus, in a Roman-era quarry-turned-trash-dump.
Gladiators fought in Roman Britain, action-packed cremation urn carvings reveal
By Kristina Killgrove published
A new analysis of the famous Colchester vase indicates that gladiators fought in Roman Britain during the second century A.D.
Ancient Roman 'spike defenses' made famous by Julius Caesar found in Germany
By Kristina Killgrove published
Archaeologists have found ancient Roman "barbed wire," famously used and written about by Julius Caesar, for the first time near a German silver mine.
Statue of slain Roman emperor dressed as Hercules found near sewer in Rome
By Owen Jarus published
Archaeologists in Rome have discovered a statue of an ancient Roman emperor who is dressed to look like Hercules.
When did Rome fall?
By Tom Metcalfe published
Many historians consider the fall of the Western Roman Empire to have been when the emperor Romulus Augustulus abdicated, but not all historians agree.
Stockpile of 2,000-year-old gemstones found in Roman bathhouse drain
By Jennifer Nalewicki published
What caused a clog in this 2,000-year-old Roman bathhouse? A treasure trove of gemstones, that’s what.
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