I desired dragons with a profound desire,” fantasy writer J.R.R. Tolkien once said about his childhood imagination, ...

How can these discoveries be reconciled with the widespread view that the post-Temple remnant of Jews in the Holy Land was ...

Britain has a long and illustrious history which has resulted in a wonderfully eclectic mix of architectural styles. From ...

For the first time in nearly 2,000 years, the ancient Roman Colosseum ... the 1st century, it was the centre of popular entertainment, hosting hunts and gladiator games, until the 6th century.

When construction workers started churning up skeletal remains, a project to renovate a soccer field outside Vienna, Austria, ...

Although the team obviously can’t tie zircon minerals to the Roman Empire’s collapse, their lengthy migration inside frozen ...

Archaeologists think that as many as 150 individuals may have been hastily buried at the site, likely after a "catastrophic" military event ...

But finding the dead, that is unique for the entire Roman history." Soldiers in the Roman Empire were typically cremated until the 3rd century ... found in the grave - armor, helmet cheek ...

“Within the context of Roman ... armor, helmet cheek protectors, the nails used in distinctive Roman military shoes known as caligae. The most indicative clue came from a rusty dagger of a type in use ...