A very lucky diver has struck historical gold after stumbling upon a jaw-dropping hoard of ancient Roman coins beneath the ...

A newly translated papyrus found in Israel provides information about criminal cases and slave ownership in the Roman Empire.

By day, she was the emperor’s wife, the most admired woman in Rome, who lived in a palace and wanted for nothing. By night, ...

Ancient Greeks saw Olympus as a divine realm of Zeus and the gods, not a mountain. Its link to Mount Olympus emerged in later traditions.

The total research base is around 4,000 inscribed or stamped artifacts of pottery, sandstone, and copper, consisting of ...

Why do we celebrate Valentine's Day? Here's a quick Valentine's Day history, from possible pagan origins to Catholic saints ...

The president’s efforts to remake the federal government extend even to the buildings that house it, as he pushes designs ...

The Pamukkale travertines are limestone slopes and thermal water pools that have attracted visitors since before the days of ...

Following two decades of setbacks, the much-anticipated Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) has opened its doors, giving the public ...

If you loved swalty - that undeniably enticing combination of salty and sweet that drove the salted caramel craze - brace ...

Phillis Wheatley came to America on a slave ship, but soon became its first African-American poet with knowledge of Latin ans ...

The mysterious inscription on the Stone of Destiny used in British coronations since the 13th century may have been solved.