The skeleton found in York suggests that gladiatorial combats with wild animals extended into Roman provinces.

idge fort near Stopfenreuth occurred between 170 and 180 CE during the Marcomannic Wars. This period was marked by conflict ...

Imagine being a Byzantine Emperor and all of a sudden, deciding to abandon everything and become a monk in a monastery.

In a nutshell Scientists discovered bite marks from a lion on a human skeleton in Roman York, providing the first physical ...

Experts at the Vienna Museum provided a public presentation of the mass grave this week, which had the bodies of more than 100 people.

The Catholic Church mourns Pope Francis's death after almost 12 years of service. Saint Peter is historically known as the ...

In October 2024, a construction team came across a sea of skeletal remains while working on renovations to a soccer field in Vienna’s neighboring town of Simmerling. Archeologists from the Vienna ...

Soldiers in the Roman Empire were typically cremated until the third century ... The victims were all male. Most were aged 20 to 30 years old and generally showed signs of good dental health.

The renovation of a football pitch in Austria’s capital has led to the discovery of a Roman mass grave housing the remains of ...

Located in the Simmering district of Vienna, the mass grave holds the intertwined remains of at least 129 individuals. The excavation team also uncovered numerous dislocated bones, suggesting the ...

Soldiers in the Roman Empire were typically cremated until the 3rd century ... The victims were all male. Most were aged 20 to 30 years old and generally showed signs of good dental health. Carbon-14 ...

Archaeologists recovered fragments of armor, nails from Roman military boots, scale mail, and a rusted iron dagger. X-ray ...