Melsonby hoard: Iron-Age Yorkshire discovery reveals ancient Britons' connections with Europe
The Melsonby hoard is a remarkable collection of more than 800 Iron-Age metal artifacts, which was found in a field near ...
RUN | Powered by Outside on MSN1d
When in Rome, Do as the Runners Do
Running in Rome is one of the best ways to see the sights and beat the crowds, a local art historian and runner shares.
Greek Reporter1d
Dolphins, the Demigods of Ancient Greece with the Mythical Attraction
Dolphins in ancient Greece were revered as messengers of the gods and held a divine dimension that has survived through the ...
Greek Reporter1d
How Ancient Athens Was Sacked Four Times
Ancient Athens was sacked four times, starting with the Persian invasion in 480 BC and ending with the Visigoth destruction ...
Smithsonian Magazine3d
Discover the 14,000 Ancient Roman Artifacts Just Donated to the London Museum
Among the items are sandals, pottery and Britain's largest collection of Roman writing tablets, bearing IOU notes and gossip ...
KJZZ3d
Ancient Greek and Roman statues often smelled like roses, a new study says
Ancient Greek and Roman statues didn't originally look like they do now in museums. A new study says they didn't smell the ...
Historic UK16d
London’s Roman City Wall
From Tower Hill in the East to Blackfriars Station in the West, the wall stretched for two miles around the ancient City of ... as it stood upon the main Roman road linking London to Colchester.
National Geographic news19d
A massive bone pit hints at human sacrifice and fertility rituals when Romans ruled Britain
Romans kept dogs as pets ... Lapdogs are associated with a whole host of religious figures in Ancient Rome, she notes. Art from this period often depicts lapdogs with mother goddess figures ...
Eos24d
Ancient Greeks and Romans Laced the Aegean with Lead
“[This] is a turning point in human environmental history ... in the sediments. The ancient Greeks were polluting their environment long before the Romans arrived, but on a much smaller ...
Chicago Sun-Times25d
Art Institute of Chicago returns ancient Nepali sculpture after researchers learned it had been stolen
This 12th century Nepali sculpture, “Buddha Sheltered by the Serpent King Muchalinda,” regularly displayed at the Art Institute of Chicago since 1997, is heading back to its country of origin.
Artnet27d
The Largest Harbor in Ancient Greece Is Centuries Older Than We Thought
Built on the Gulf of Corinth, Lechaion was the largest harbor in ancient Greece, a hub for Phoenican, Mycenaean, Byzantine, and Roman ships ... truth of Lechaion’s history lies hidden in the ...
BBC28d
Detectorist finds hoard of Roman silver coins
Four of the coins date to the reign of Marcus Aurelius, who was played by Richard Harris in the first Gladiator film, with the earliest dating from AD166 (above) A hoard of 16 silver Roman coins ...