Roman medicine used human fecal matter mixed with thyme and olive oil in treatments, according to a surprising archaeological discovery from Pergamon, Turkey.

Two ancient stone altars discovered at a Roman fort near Edinburgh are going on display at a museum for the first time. The ...

It was the summer of 2020, and researcher Walter Crist was wandering around the exhibits inside a Dutch museum dedicated to the presence of the ancient Roman empire in the Netherlands. As a ...

Two Mithraic Roman altars are to be displayed as a part of an upcoming exhibition after being acquired for the nation.

For years, experts have been puzzled by a rock, which was found in the Dutch city of Heerlen more than one hundred years ago. It's now thought that it formed the main part of a 2-player game, which ...

Stool transplants are cutting-edge experimental procedures, but using poop as medicine is hardly a modern idea. Ancient ...

The lines worn into an engraved limestone object from the Netherlands are consistent with the idea that it was a Roman game ...

Amid Rome’s crowds of tourists and souvenir stalls, a Renaissance palace offers an escape from the chaos. Just steps from the ...

The researchers had two AIs play a large number of ancient European board games, including Scandinavia’s Haretavl and Italy’s ...

The tablets were thrown in a well to obscure what was written on them, but scholars painstakingly deciphered ancient ...

Nora doesn’t have the name recognition—or crowds—of Pompeii. But the well-preserved coastal settlement offers travelers a ...

The nose might give the man up as a Roman; the substantial bridge being a feature of the Italian race still today.