A New Orleans couple have uncovered a 2nd-century Roman headstone in their Carrollton backyard, inscribed with the name of a naval sailor - Sextus Congenius Verus. The marble slab, likely looted ...

The Roman emperors held vast wealth and control in the ancient world. But while many people wanted the title, it wasn't a ...

"I think I'd go for a jug of wine with Caligula, just to see what he was really like..." Classicist and national treasure Mary Beard answers Dan's quickfire questions on ancient Rome and its emperors.

Israeli archaeologists have discovered a rare hoard of 22 bronze coins dating back more than 1,600 years in the ancient settlement of Hukok in the Lower Galilee this week. The coins, bearing the ...

Appears in exhibition catalog as entry no. [not numbered] (Sale info: $20.00). "Goldsmith, designer and engraver, born at Luttich, 1561; died at Frankfort, 1623. Three Roman emperors. $20.00." [P. 6.] ...

Why was the first century so turbulent? The first answer is simple: hereditary rule. For most of this period, emperors were not chosen on the basis of their ability or honesty, but simply because they ...

Archaeologists think the bench may have been used by visitors who came to meet with the villa's owner. Archaeological Park of Pompeii At the entrance of a famous villa in Pompeii, researchers have ...

Sensitive and handsome, Nero (37 – 68 AD / reigned 54 – 68 AD) started out well as emperor. But his early promise gave way to wild extravagance and murder. His rule ended as violently as it had begun.

Archaeologists discovered a silver amulet containing an 18-line text showing the oldest known devotion to Christianity north of the Alps. Computer technology helped unravel the mystery of the text ...

Welcome to Nat Geo Your Shot: National Geographic’s global community for aspiring visual storytellers. Find the community on Instagram @NatGeoYourShot and follow along for hashtag challenges, tips, ...

Catalogue of Rare and Valuable Curiosities, contributed for Exhibition in the Curiosity Shop of the Albany Army Relief Bazaar, February 22d, 1864. Albany: Weed, Parsons and Company, Printers. 1864.

The piece bears a Latin inscription describing the legionary’s service aboard a warship Cool Finds The seat is across from the entrance to the Villa of the Mysteries, a large property full of ...