The original Roman calendar divided the year from March to December into 10 months of either 29 or 31 days, based on lunar ...

A stunning hoard of over 400 Roman and British coins has been discovered in the Netherlands, offering a glimpse into the ...

New sites and artifacts are found all the time, revealing forgotten secrets of the past. Here are some of the latest discoveries: In the heart of Rome, a dazzling blue material dating back 2,000 years ...

Several dozen other coins, made of an alloy of gold, silver and copper, come from what is now Great Britain and were stamped ...

With 59 years of history behind the big game, there are a lot of interesting facts about the Super Bowl to brush up on before ...

The mysterious Lycurgus Cup is a convincing artifact indicating that, possibly unbeknownst to them, the ancient Romans used ...

Nabis, the last king of Sparta, is often described as both a king and a tyrant, depending on the perspective and sources.

Two metal detectorists in the Netherlands have found a hoard of first-century gold and silver coins. The rare mix of Roman ...

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