New city builder Roman Triumph brings a mythological spin to Cities Skylines
New city builder Roman Triumph launches via Steam Early Access, combining parts of Cities Skylines, Rome Total War, and Age of Empires.
Life-Size Sculptures Uncovered In Pompeii Show That Ancient Women Didn't Just Have To Be Wives To Make A Difference
Visitors to the site of Pompeii, the ancient Roman town buried (and so preserved for thousands of years) by the eruption of ...
Skeletons of the Roman Empire Are Found Under a Vienna Soccer Field
Archaeologists found the remains of at least 129 people, many of them bearing the injuries of battle, dating to when Rome ...
Ancient Rome used high tariffs to raise money too – and created other economic problems along the way
Unfortunately for the Romans, however, these tariffs often led to higher prices, black markets and other economic problems.
A mass grave for fighters in a Roman Empire-era battle is revealed in Vienna
VIENNA -- As construction crews churned up dirt to renovate a Vienna soccer field last October, they happened upon an ...
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Life-Size Statues Found Carved Into The Wall Of A Necropolis Just Beneath The Main Entrance Gate To Pompeii
"It was quite a surprise to find it there a few centimeters beneath the ground." Archaeologists excavating the Porta Sarno ...
Life-size sculptures — of a possible priestess and her husband — found at Pompeii
Nearly 2,000 years after a volcanic eruption caused hot ash to blanket the city, construction on railway lines revealed a necropolis in the Porta Sarno region of Pompeii, according to two April 1 news ...
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Archaeologists Uncover Two Nearly Life-Size Statues Carved Into the Wall of a Tomb in Ancient Pompeii
The figures appear to represent a married couple. Experts think the woman, who is holding laurel leaves, may have been a ...
Ancient tomb tied to Roman gladiator discovered by archaeologists
Archaeologists in Italy have recently discovered ancient Roman tombs while excavating a necropolis, including one with a ...
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Incredible Discovery at Pompeii: Near-Lifesize Sculptures Found in Ancient Tomb
Archaeologists have uncovered two near-lifesize sculptures in a Pompeii tomb, shedding new light on the city's elite.
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The arch: how the Etruscans and Romans changed architecture forever
However, it was the Romans who fully embraced and refined the arch, turning it into a fundamental element of their engineering: by improving materials — especially through the development of concrete ...
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Ancient Monument Unveils Secrets of the Battle of Actium, Birthplace of the Roman Empire
A stunning study of Octavian’s victory monument in Nicopolis, Greece, reveals how massive ships gave him the edge in the 31 ...