Like going to the eye doctor for a better pair of specs, astrophysicists are getting some upgraded lenses — both humanmade and natural — for a closer look at dark matter. An international team of ...

A new study by Columbia University historian John Ma has uncovered evidence of a hidden army operating within the Roman Empire during the first century AD. Published in the Journal of Roman Studies, ...

For the first time, researchers have conducted a quantified analysis of the Roman siege at Masada. The team, from Tel Aviv University’s Sonia & Marco Nadler Institute of Archaeology, used a blend of ...

This example demonstrates that local independence may have been possible within the empire.

Three summers of extreme drought might have contributed to British rebellion against Roman legions, according to academic research. The drought took place between 364 and 366 AD and may have been a ...

The mosaic, recovered in 1860s Reims, France and dated to the third century CE, shows about 35 different gladiatorial and ...

A study of limescale buildup in an early bathing facility at Pompeii has revealed that the water was replaced only once per ...

A new study found dark-brown flakes inside a Roman glass medicinal vial, providing the first direct evidence that excrement was used for illness. Between the 2nd and 3rd centuries, Pergamon, Turkey, ...