The newest coins date from about A.D. 175 during the reign of the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius, who died in 180. | Credit: Andrew Williams/Norfolk County Council Metal detectorists in the east of ...

Metal detectorists in the east of England have discovered a cache of Roman silver coins that depict several emperors and even some of their wives. The most famous ruler featured in the hoard is ...

Eunapius of Sardis, a Greek historian and rhetorician who lived between the 4th and 5th centuries AD, wrote a Life of the Sophists, in which he recounted the biographies of twenty-three philosophers ...

The most famous ruler featured in the hoard is arguably the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius (reigned from A.D. 161 to 180), while his wife, Faustina II, is portrayed on a coin of her own.

The collection, which dates to the first century C.E., includes items ranging from elaborately decorated horse harnesses to ornate cauldrons Sarah Kuta Researchers found the channel on historic ...

Additionally, a number of bronze coins from the Ptolemaic era ... including 628 ostraca with writings in hieroglyphic, demotic, and Greek scripts, verifying the historical and archaeological ...

The collection, which dates to the first century C.E., includes items ranging from elaborately decorated horse harnesses to ornate cauldrons Sarah Kuta Among the items are sandals, pottery and ...

The cast-bronze piece was discovered in Olympia in the Peloponnese in 1914 and was acquired by the Joseph Brummer Gallery in 1936 from an Athens dealer. Credit: Greek Ministry of Culture An ancient ...

Greece is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the War Museum’s founding with a special commemorative coin, paying tribute to all those who fought for the nation’s freedom. The War Museum was ...

Bronze cauldrons set on tripods or conical stands were among the most spectacular votive gifts dedicated in Greek sanctuaries from the eighth to the sixth centuries B.C. Cast-bronze griffins’ heads ...