Archaeologists in Izmir, Turkey, have unearthed a rare 4th-century mosaic room featuring the protective Solomon’s Knot symbol ...

A meticulously researched novel challenges long-held assumptions about the Knights Templar, the bloodline of Christ, ...

The monastery complex discovery comprised the remains of a church, residential halls, and communal dining spaces, in addition ...

We often imagine ancient civilizations as primitive compared to today’s urban landscapes. Living in mud huts, traveling by ...

New archaeological evidence is helping rewrite old myths about disabled people in the ancient world. Early Roman Empire depiction of a Freedman and Freedwoman, 30-15 BCE. British Museum, London, UK.

A rare Roman-era marble bathtub and statue fragment were recently discovered in ancient Ephesus, Turkey, where Paul the ...

Archaeologists working beneath a quiet town in northeastern France weren’t expecting anything dramatic at first, so the dig ...

A version of this essay first appeared in The Swell, Salon's culture newsletter. Sign up for early access to articles like this, for more culture that's made to last. Two years ago, a viral trend tore ...

Along with its many other innovations, the Roman Empire revolutionized architecture with never-before-seen features, such as large-scale arches and dome roofs. And many of these structures still stand ...

An excavation in Senon, France, unearthed three amphorae full of ancient Roman coins that had been buried under the floor of what was once a living room. This region of France was once populated by a ...

Part station, part museum, two new subway stops in Rome offer riders the chance to see ancient artifacts unearthed in digging for the stations. By Elisabetta Povoledo Elisabetta Povoledo, who has ...

Evidence of Roman engineering ingenuity is not in short supply. From Rome’s Pantheon to the Pont du Gard aqueduct in southern France to the Alcántara Bridge on the Iberian Peninsula, large-scale ...