Silver fueled the rise of the Roman Empire. But the ancient process of mining and extracting silver was also making the air ...

Babies were weaned earlier in cities in the Roman Empire than in smaller and more rural communities, according to a study of ...

Archaeologists in Luxembourg have discovered a lavish 1,700-year-old hoard of Roman gold coins that had been placed near the ...

Learn how researchers examined lead levels in ice cores dating back to the Roman Empire, and found concentrations high enough ...

The new research adds context to a long-standing debate about the role lead pollution and poisoning may have played in the ...

Archaeologists uncover 2,000-year-old private spa complex thought to be the most elaborate ever found in the ancient Roman ...

Archaeologists recently concluded their excavation of an area in Luxembourg that contained a hoard of 141 ancient Roman coins, now worth six figures in modern U.S. dollars.

Edward “Ted” James Champlin, the Cotsen Professor in the Humanities, Emeritus, and professor of classics, emeritus, died of ...

The Roman Empire was a force unlike any other, shaping the ancient world through innovation, conquest, and culture. This ...

After examination, the Troya Museum determined that the coin dates back to the 10th century CE and belongs to the Eastern ...

A hoard of Roman coins dating from the Fourth century and covering the reign of nine emperors has been found in northern ...

Lead exposure is responsible for a range of human health impacts, with even relatively low levels impacting the cognitive ...