After the fall of Constantinople in 1453, the exiled Byzantine claimant Andreas Palaiologos bequeathed the imperial title in ...

Colonialism has been a central part of history around the world, differing only in form over time and space. After all, whenever people have moved from one place to another, they ...

Greece approves a major restoration plan for the Odeon of Herodes Atticus in Athens, upgrading the infrastructure of the historic monument.

If these coastal bases did support North Sea raids, it suggests the Viking “shock” of the late eighth century had deeper roots in Roman-era networks, mercenary service, and shipbuilding know-how.

The Acropolis Museum located only 1,000 feet from the famed hill of the same name hosts some of the world's most important ...

A new peer-reviewed article offers an alternative reading of the famous Gospel story that saw Jesus flipping the tables of ...

A UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Appian Way is a roughly 350-mile-long road that runs from Rome to Brindisi. With some parts ...

During their excavation work, archaeologists discovered an oval stone measuring roughly 8.3 by 5.7 inches in diameter and ...

We can split atoms, map the human genome, and launch cars into space. Still, there are objects built hundreds or even ...

The ancient Roman Empire was truly a marvel of architecture and ambition. From its legendary founding by Romulus in 753 BCE to its dominion over a vast empire that spanned continents, the city of ...

The solution: helping the dough rise using fermented spinach juice. Ancient grains such as einkorn and spelt, widely cultivated in Roman times, formed the base, and the dough ended up slightly more ...

It was the summer of 2020, and researcher Walter Crist was wandering around the exhibits inside a Dutch museum dedicated to the presence of the ancient Roman empire in the Netherlands. As a scientist ...