Ancient & Classical Worlds

1+ hour, 22+ min ago   (91+ words) News September 15, 2026 Weapons of the Ancient World May/June 2020 Top 10 Discoveries of 2019 January/February 2020 Digs & Discoveries July/August 2018 Top 10 Discoveries of 2017 January/February 2018 Tuning in to the sounds of the ancient world Hoards of lavish gold and silver neck rings…...

3+ hour, 1+ min ago   (311+ words) “The Romans left Britain” is one of those sentences that sounds clearer than the event it describes. Rome did leave, if by Rome we mean the western imperial state: its tax system, military command, regular coin supply and the administrative…...

2+ hour, 32+ min ago   (76+ words) GazetteXtra Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis speaks during a ceremony inaugurating upgrades and restoration work at the ancient Kerameikos cemetery, in Athens, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2026. Water main break on Milton Ave. results in road closures CHS says it will break ground…...

5+ hour, 46+ min ago   (645+ words) image: Roman road view more Credit: Queen Mary University of London New analysis of almost 300,000 kilometres of Roman roads reveals a complex network shaped by people, places and landscapes, in which Rome was less central than is often assumed. A…...

6+ hour, 48+ min ago   (883+ words) by Max Grünwald | Sep 15, 2026 | Mondo dell'aviazione, Storia e leggende, Aviazione militare | 0 comments The most uncomfortable finding of the whole Ramstein investigation is also the simplest. Nobody broke a rule. Place: Ramstein Air Base, Rhineland-Palatinate, at the USAFE open day “Flugtag…...

7+ min ago   (394+ words) CTV News Augustus, ancient Rome’s first emperor, placed a gilded monument called the Milliarium Aureum, or Golden Milestone, in the Roman Forum in 20 BC to mark the symbolic starting point for all roads in the sprawling empire These roads…...

5+ hour, 21+ min ago   (398+ words) A marble inscription found in its original position at Hadrian’s Villa refers to a lightning strike attributed to Summanus—and the Roman ritual of making the place sacred. What would a lightning strike mean if you lived in the Roman…...

9+ hour ago   (303+ words) Finestre sull'Arte - Pontecagnano (Salerno): A Rare “Cube-Shaped” Tomb Containing a Corinthian Krater Has Been Discovered In recent months, within the modern urban landscape of Pontecagnano Faiano, in the province of Salerno, preliminary archaeological surveys conducted prior to the construction of…...

1+ hour, 15+ min ago   (570+ words) You need to travel far and wide to visit the best museums for Roman history. Fitting, really, for one of the mightiest Empires there ever was. There’s an old adage that every road leads to Rome. At its height, Rome’s…...

6+ hour, 5+ min ago   (1128+ words) The saying goes 'All roads lead to Rome' – but a new study suggests these paths weren't as uniformly straight as once thought. Researchers have analysed 186,000 miles (300,000km) of Roman roads across the former empire, creating the most detailed picture yet of…...