The Herculaneum papyri, buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE, constitute one of the few preserved sources of Roman thought.

A badly burnt scroll from the Roman town of Herculaneum has been digitally "unwrapped", providing the first look inside for 2 ...

Luke Farritor, a University of Nebraska undergrad, made headlines by decoding ancient Herculaneum scrolls using artificial ...

Tunisia, a land full of surprises. Arriving in the aptly named town of El Jem, an hour from the tourist destinations of ...

A metal detectorist in Germany has unearthed a tiny ancient Roman golden lock. The 1,600-year-old artifact is likely the ...

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

They stole a 2,500-year-old helmet and more treasures from the Drents Museum.

This unique degree programme offers training in an unparalleled range of ancient languages and their associated history, culture and textual traditions. Students study Hebrew and either Greek or Latin ...

Ammianus Marcellinus was a Roman soldier and historian of Greek origin. He is best known for his work Res Gestae, which chronicles the history of the Roman Empire from the reign of Nerva (96 AD) to ...

The mission will play an important role in international observations and collaborations," said Wu Xuefeng, one of the paper's authors and a researcher at the Purple Mountain ... from University of ...