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

One of the world’s most impressive archaeological sites, Jerash is a mini-Rome that preserves a classical city layout.

The ancient city of Aenaria sank underwater after a volcano erupted nearly 2,000 years ago. It is being brought back through ...

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

Archaeologists in Turkey uncovered a set of iron weights shaped like ancient Greek letters, in the ruins of the Greco-Roman ...

A volcanic eruption sank Aenaria nearly 2,000 years ago. Now, underwater tours and ongoing excavations are bringing Ischia's ...

Featured artefacts from The British Museum’s world-famous collection include the double-headed serpent of the Aztecs, the ...

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

Gladiator dropped in 2000 — that’s over two decades ago. Ridley Scott directed the film, and Russell Crowe went full beast ...

The Roman poet Propertius called Cleopatra “the whore queen.” Cassius Dio referred to her as a “woman of insatiable sexuality and insatiable avarice.” They, and other Roman men like them, were largely ...

At the edge of the Mediterranean, off the coast of modern-day Alexandria, an international team has recovered 22 immense ...

Founded in 1887 and named after the ancient famed city of Alexandria, the society blends deep-rooted tradition with an ...