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Oldest gym membership written in Greek on papyrus 1,800 years ago reveals structured athletic life in Roman Egypt.

Archaeologists working at Driffield Terrace, a well-preserved Roman cemetery in York, have uncovered the first direct ...

Founder of Atelier Lavs, the designer, perfumer, and artist has crafted liturgical vestments for both Pope Benedict and the ...

There are very few remains of ancient ships, except in one unusual place: the Black Sea has a unique environment that ...

What did race and identity mean to the Romans? In this episode of Kings and Generals, we examine ancient views on ethnicity, using primary sources like Cicero and Julius Caesar to understand how ...

Now, we go again – onwards and upwards! Ancient sounds In 1971, Pink Floyd performed one of the most memorable gigs in music history in the ruins of the ancient Roman Amphitheater in Pompeii. Sans ...

Bite marks from a large cat, likely a lion, found in a ancient skeleton are the “first physical evidence” that gladiators ...

In antiquity and now, inconsistency and illogicality lie at the heart of the human effort to imagine what happens when we’re ...

However, some central themes will emerge regardless: the story of the Caesars and their political adventures at the turn of the millennium, the intersection of art and power ... Interested in more ...

Paleoartist John Gurche illuminated the art of reconstructing ancient human ancestors at an Ohio State lecture.

The Punic people had almost no genetic ties to Phoenicians, even though the latter founded the great city of Carthage.