From ancient Turkey and Alexander the Great to the Romans ... A few centuries later, Julius Caesar was the first Roman leader to have his portrait on a coin while he was still alive, one denarius ...

We are still discussing the many archaeological discoveries we announced back in January 8, revealed by the Egyptian mission ...

For example, a tetradrachm from 323 B.C. was issued after the death of Alexander the Great ... Julius Caesar was the first Roman leader to have his portrait on a coin while he was still alive ...

The ancient Greeks used to make a wide variety of breads, as they considered it to be of great importance in their eating ...

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

Scribes translated ancient Roman, Greek and Persian texts into Arabic and perfected ... France lost direct control over large swathes of its empire during World War II, and many colonial subjects ...

A hoard of 1,368 coins, most of them silver, was discovered in England. Why they were buried is a mystery. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

In a pre-social media world, coins were the ultimate propaganda tool. Rulers used them to advertise themselves and their achievements and any messaging they wanted to get across. Alexander the ...

Amateur archaeologists discovered a gold coin in a field, leading to a full-fledged search that revealed 141 Roman-era gold coins from the late fourth century A.D. The coins stretch across the ...

"I then found a Roman coin and another with my pinpointer in the same hole." Dunn said that he was "so excited" that he immediately alerted the farmer who owned the land and started digging.

Coin moulds which were used for counterfeiting money during Roman times are to go on display in a West Yorkshire museum. The moulds were discovered at Ackton Meadows in Castleford and are thought ...