The games in questions could be either Ludus Latrunculi or Doudecim Scripta, both of which were known board games played with ...

Ruled by Hades, the god of the underworld, the infernal rivers of Greek mythology are often mentioned in ancient literature.

Rare and exceptional artworks and relics from the world’s most acclaimed cultures will cross the auction block along with ...

New research has uncovered the earliest traces of lead contamination caused by human activities, linking the development of ...

More than 100 rare artefacts that were dug up from Sharjah's prized archaeological sites were flown to Rome — making it to ...

Knowing Taylor, these pieces may hint at themes of resilience, power or even a connection to myths or eras that ...

Ancient Greece produced the earliest records of democracy, western philosophy — and, it turns out, lead pollution.

In total, the treasure trove included 404 coins. Most of these were Roman silver denarii minted between 200 B.C. and 47 A.D., ...

Archaeologists have uncovered 2000-year-old gold and silver coins in Netherlands, marking the largest Roman-era discovery in ...

Archaeologists in Luxembourg have unearthed a stash of Roman gold coins dating back some 1,600 years. The coins are marked ...

The lentil-shaped objects were unearthed in Hadrianopolis, an ancient city in modern-day Turkey, that once hosted a Roman ...