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It’s pretty clear from Josephus and from the archaeology' that gladiators fought in Caesarea, says NYU professor; Israeli ...

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A 3rd century Roman emperor, once believed to be fictional, has been proven to have existed following the discovery of an ...

Excavations at the ancient city of Prusias Ad Hypium in the Konuralp region of Düzce in northwestern Türkiye have uncovered ...

Lyon, France - March 09, 2024 This video captures the magnificent Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière, perched on the hill ...

Archaeologists surveyed a mainstreet in downtown Limoges in 2023 ahead of a road construction project. Using georadar, they ...

Writing in a letter to his friend Lucilius around AD62, the Roman philosopher Seneca outlined two arguments for vegetarianism ...

Nero, who ruled from A.D. 54 to 68, is often remembered as one of history’s most notorious emperors, his reputation steeped ...

In 79 CE, Mount Vesuvius erupted in southern Italy, burying the nearby Roman city of Pompeii in scalding stone and ash. The ...

Contrary to the "strength and honor" depicted in Hollywood films "Gladiator" and "Gladiator II," some ancient Romans ...