The ancient road that ran through northern Greece and connected Rome to Byzantium. Credit: Berthold Werner via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 Roman civilization is well known for its stunning mosaics ...

The Imago Mundi, the oldest known world map, offers a rare glimpse into the way ancient Babylonians ... Jerusalem, or Rome—as the focal points of civilization. Without satellites or precise ...

(CNN) — The ruins of an ancient Jewish ritual bath have been found near Rome – the oldest such ... peoples who found their union in Roman civilization,” Italy’s minister of culture ...

Lead pollution in ancient Rome was so high that it dropped the population’s IQ by around 3 points, if not more. Elites were exposed to lead through water pipes, cooking pots, bath tubs ...

Located in Ostia Antica, the mikvah dates to the late fourth or early fifth century C.E. Researchers say it's the earliest discovery of its kind outside the Middle East Eli Wizevich The marbles in ...

The "extraordinary" Jewish ritual bath was found during archaeological excavations in the ruins of the ancient Roman port city of Ostia, near to Rome. - Remo Casilli/Reuters ...

After ten years, Ancient Rome sitcom Plebs is coming to an end with a feature-length finale. The study of the sewers under Rome's landmark found traces of olives, nuts and other foods. The ...

Debris excavated from ancient ruins. Contains abundant information on lost technology. Extremely valuable, people from all walks of life are now seeking such crystals.

Rome and Ostia to this day are dotted with remnants of ancient Jewish history: a menorah on the bas-relief of the first-century Arch of Titus, commemorating the emperor’s sacking of Jerusalem ...

For the first time in history, archaeologists have mapped an entire ancient Roman ... 31 miles north of Rome, Falerii Novi was built and occupied in 241 B.C. and abandoned in 700 A.D. Though it’s been ...