The largest collection of Roman coins found in Spain is now on exhibit. The museum display features 50,000 ancient coins from ...

Glenn Manning was only on his second metal detecting search ever when his machine pinged on two Roman-era swords in the ...

A collection of ancient Roman coins amassed by a former Latin teacher from Connecticut was sold at auction for over $1 million this week. Carol Ross' interest in ancient Roman currency and history led ...

The tale of Paul Narce is a vivid reminder that the treasures we hide can become both our legacy and our undoing.

Bodies, potentially decaying, were a more common sight in ancient Rome than now. Suetonius, writing in the first century CE, ...

To modern eyes, much of Pompeii’s erotic art might look like ancient pornography. But to the Romans, these images weren’t ...

A recent study published in the journal Vegueta reveals how counterfeit coins were key to sustaining the economy in the final ...

In South Moravia, Czechia, archaeologists have found a bronze fragment from a Roman wrist purse which dates back 1,800 years, ...

Near Bentfeld, Germany, archaeologists discovered a 1,600-year-old wooden well, initially mistaken for a livestock watering hole. The well, along with other artifacts, offers insights into the ...

A gold shilling located by a metal detectorist near Norwich may be no larger than a fingernail, but it wields quite a bit of history—and some distinct designs. The small gold coin discovered in the ...

Archaeologists uncovered an ancient Byzantine mosaic in Dara, revealing the Greek-influenced city's military and religious ...

London researchers recently reconstructed large Roman plaster collection, revealing vibrant frescoes hidden for 1,800 years from a high-status building demolished before 200 A.D.