In 542 AD, during the Gothic War—a conflict sparked by Emperor Justinian’s ambition to restore Roman rule in the West—Eastern ...

Concrete was the foundation of the ancient Roman empire. It enabled Rome's storied architectural revolution as well as the ...

Excavations of a workshop that was buried in Pompeii almost 2000 years ago have given archaeologists unique insights into ...

Isotopic analysis confirmed that the workers in Pompeii relied on hot-mixing when making their concrete. Samples from the ...

In 553 AD, after nearly two decades of brutal war, the Ostrogothic Kingdom made its final stand against the Eastern Roman Empire. Near Mount Vesuvius, the Gothic king Teia gathered the remnants of his ...

The discovery of the settlements over the years has led to a new understanding of the Asia Minor and Anatolia regions.

The only snag was that this didn’t match the recipe as described in historical texts. Now the same team is back with a fresh ...

Located in western Tunisia, the plants operated between the third and sixth centuries and likely helped supply precious olive ...

Published in Zürich in 1525, Lucas Cranach the Elder’s map came at a moment when the modern idea of nation-states was only ...

Anno 117 Pax Romana marks the first time the long-running city-building franchise dives into a fully ancient historical setting. Developed by Ubisoft Mainz and published by Ubisoft, the game launched ...

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