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Amateur archaeologists found a mysterious 12-sided object from the Roman Empire that experts can't explain
A group of amateur archaeologists found a mysterious 12-sided dodecahedron in England near an ancie…
Jenny McGrath
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How climate change contributed to the collapse of the Roman Empire and 7 other ancient civilizations
Using carbon dating, isotopes in river or lake sediment, coring trees, and a variety of other techn…
Elias Chavez
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The 'female version' of the male obsession with the Roman Empire is to the surprise of no one — completely different
Some of the most common answers among women on TikTok included Princess Diana, Greek mythology, and…
Maria Noyen
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Men, be honest how often do you think about the Roman Empire?
In recent weeks, the internet has uncovered just how often men think about the Roman Empire, and it…
Geoff Weiss,Andrew Lloyd
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House Speaker Mike Johnson blamed the fall of the Roman Empire on its embrace of gayness — a totally baseless claim
Speaker Mike Johnson attributed the collapse of the Roman Empire on the "rampant homosexual behavio…
Alia Shoaib
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Mark Zuckerberg weighed in on the viral internet meme about male obsession with the Roman Empire by joking about his kids being named after Roman emperors
The Meta CEO joked that he is "not sure" how often he thinks about the Roman Empire, despite naming…
Tom Carter
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3 eye-opening facts about sex and gender during the Roman Empire that prove the past wasn't prudish
You might think modern conceptions and norms around sex and gender are the most liberal they have e…
Serafina Kenny
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As the IDF searches for Hamas' tunnels in Gaza, archeologists in Israel uncover an ancient labyrinth used by rebel Jews against Roman occupiers
As the IDF searches for Hamas' tunnels in Gaza, archeologists in Israel uncover an ancient labyrint…
Rebecca Rommen
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A 13-year-old girl helped unearth an ancient Roman town. She's finally getting credit for it over 90 years later.
In the 1930s, teen Helen Carlton-Smith and other female archaeologists excavated a Roman settlement.
Jenny McGrath
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Skeleton found in England with a nail through its foot is evidence of Roman crucifixion, archeologists say
While crucifixion was believed to be relatively common in ancient Roman civilizations, archaeologic…
Rebecca Cohen,Erin Schumaker
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The discovery of a 2000-year-old dagger was a vital clue to revealing a forgotten battle between the Roman Empire's legions and tribal warriors
The ornate dagger unearthed at the battlefield near a Swiss mountain gorge was found by an amateur …
Bethany Dawson,Joshua Zitser
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A man on a lockdown stroll across English farmland discovered an 'extraordinary' Roman villa with epic Trojan War mosaic
A Roman villa containing a rare mosaic depicting scenes from Homer's Iliad poem about the Trojan Wa…
Alia Shoaib
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Think interest rates are high now? The Romans had it worse, a Bank of America chart shows.
Like the husbands and boyfriends of TikTok, Bank of America strategists have been thinking about th…
George Glover
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Roman Abramovich injected himself into the Ukraine peace talks to curry favor with the governments sanctioning his business empire, experts say
The UK and the EU sanctioned Roman Abramovich last month. The Russian oligarch is now working for p…
Bill Bostock
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Amateur divers find an 'incredible' treasure trove of gold coins from the Roman Empire while cleaning up trash on the seabed
The brothers-in-law were snorkeling with masks and flippers when they uncovered one of the greatest…
Alia Shoaib
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Wealth empire of Roman Abramovich's billionaire business partners includes investments in luxury Caribbean resort, London church, and golf course in Czech Republic, documents show
Alexander Abramov and Aleksandr Frolov, who have a stake in Abramovich's Evraz, have over $130 mill…
Kate Duffy
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First-time metal detectorist finds a trove of Roman and Viking treasures - wrapped in a supermarket plastic bag
The $7,750 worth of treasure Charles Cartwright unearthed turned out to have been stolen from a nea…
Barnaby Lane
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A mystery woman dressed in silk and gold found buried under the London streets was from the elite of the Roman Empire, researchers say
A new book published this week tells the story of the woman buried under the Spitalfields Market in…
Sophia Ankel
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The Supreme Court's latest scandals boil down to a question as old as the Romans: 'Who will guard the guardians?'
"They're their own masters," one legal expert said of the Supreme Court, adding that the justices p…
Azmi Haroun,Kelsey Vlamis,Eri…
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George Soros hands over his $25 billion empire to one of his sons — and yes, it's a bit like 'Succession'
Some expected the billionaire philanthropist to anoint 52-year-old Jonathan Soros, but he's chosen …