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A Roman beach destroyed by Mount Vesuvius is open to the public for the first time
NPR· 11 hours agoIts location on Italy's west coast and mild climate made it a popular resort town for Rome's patrician families...Researchers now believe that they died from the heat as they waited in vain ...
Student finds six Roman pots during community dig
BBC via AOL· 4 days agoThe bowl was was stamped with a mark which revealed its maker was called Dexter, who was working in central France at the time. Samian ware is the name given to the red-gloss Roman& ...
See ‘Julius Caesar’ in Rock Island park
WHBF Davenport via Yahoo News· 1 day agoGenesius Guild will next present William Shakespeare’s history and tragedy “Julius Caesar,” this weekend at Lincoln Park, 1120 40th St., Rock Island. The...
He wore a toga and spoke Latin. This ancient philosopher can help you survive the anxiety of the...
CNN via Yahoo News· 8 hours agoIf you’re agonizing over what might happen in this November’s presidential election, consider the...
Archaeologists stumped after discovering bizarre Ancient Roman object
Daily Express· 1 day agoThe alignment of the strange site matches with sunrise on the summer solstice, which indicates that...
Professing Faith: A closer look at the Book of the Dead
Redlands Daily Facts· 1 day agoThis information is in a curious scroll known today as the Egyptian Book of the Dead, but is more...
Great Chishill Celtic fertility figure 'Nobby' sells for £3k
BBC News· 2 days agoA 1st Century BC bronze Celtic "fertility figure" with oversized genitals has sold for £3,000, twice...
When Horses Flew: Pegasus on Ancient Coins
Coinweek· 4 days agoBy Mike Markowitz for CoinWeek ..... THE DREAM OF flight has always held a powerful grip on the human imagination. Pegasus, the flying horse of Greek
Incredible breakthrough in Spain as Iberian and Roman discoveries made
Daily Express· 7 days agoFor several centuries after, it supplied stone and masonry to new buildings in Elche and nearby...
What The Seven Wonders Of The Ancient World Would Look Like Today
MSN News· 5 days agoFrom the lighthouse at Alexandria to the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, here we take a look at what the...