Before the Nazis chose Oswiciem as the site of the infamous death camp, Jews thrived in the city for half a millennium. Now, ...

Across centuries and continents, formidable fires once threatened to destroy three major cities: Rome, London and Chicago.

Ancient Greece produced the earliest records of democracy, western philosophy — and, it turns out, lead pollution. Researchers studying sediment cores recovered from mainland ...

Just why the Romans did this, though, remains a mystery. The experts that made the discovery found that the natural ...

Highway workers found an ancient Roman cemetery, including a grave ... a government-owned transportation authority in England. The unusual coffin was discovered along the A47 road, which connects ...

The coins include depictions of nine Roman emperors who ruled between 364 ... because it is extremely rare to be able to study in its entirety an ancient monetary deposit in its archaeological ...

Roman Kemp delighted fans last year when the former I'm a Celebrity star was named as a last-minute presenter for the BRITs after Idris Elba dropped out. However, the Mail has reported that the ...

Ancient aqueducts and Renaissance sculptures ... tossed over your shoulder into the fountain means you’ll return to Rome; a second means you’ll find love; a third means you’ll marry.

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Related: Ancient lead pollution may have lowered IQs across the Roman Empire. ] The coins are said to be in excellent conditions and have an estimated value of roughly $322,000 (308,600 Euros).

New discoveries by a UCF researcher and her team at the ancient Mesopotamian site of Kurd Qaburstan, including clay tablets with ancient cuneiform writing, a game board and large structural ...