Near the submerged city of Baiae, archaeologists found a stunning opus sectile floor that had been built in the last days of ...

At Ancient Origins, we believe that one of the most important fields of knowledge we can pursue as human beings is our beginnings. And while some people may seem content with the story as it stands, ...

From Looney Toons characters to shark teeth to pinup models, nose art on aircraft has a storied history in air forces around ...

The story of the exquisite Roman helmet is still shrouded in mystery. Perhaps the high-status man who served in the Roman ...

Despite advances in modern technology, these mysterious ancient artefacts continue to baffle and intrigue experts.

A 19th-century archaeological discovery, the so-called Colchester Vase, has recently undergone a re-evaluation that could change perceptions about gladiatorial spectacles in the Roman province of ...

View of ancient Rome. Public domain image from Yale Center for British Art. According to Roman mythology, the city of Rome was founded on April 21, 753 BCE, by Romulus, a half-god who vanquished ...

The discovery was part of recent excavations that also revealed traces of workshops where decorative materials for the palace ... This process, first described by the Roman architect Vitruvius in De ...

Archaeologists in Finziade, Sicily, have uncovered a 1st century BCE mold used to create masks of Medusa, shedding light on ...

Archaeologists have struck actual gold in the village of Holztem in Parc Hosingen, Luxembourg—unearthing a trove of 141 ancient Roman coins worth more than €300,000 ($310,000). The four-year ...

The Roman empire banned pants because they were seen to be a symbol of barbarism with many conquered tribes having worn them. Credit: failing_angel. CC BY 2.0/flickr Togas and tunics were the fashion ...

The ancient Romans were masters of building and engineering, perhaps most famously represented by the aqueducts. And those still functional marvels rely on a unique construction material: pozzolanic ...