Three consecutive years of drought contributed to the 'Barbarian Conspiracy', a pivotal moment in the history of Roman Britain, a new study reveals. Researchers argue that Picts, Scotti and Saxons ...

A 2,000-year-old ring that was unearthed 50 years ago near Jerusalem may well have been worn by Pontius Pilate ...

Ancient Greek philosopher Apollonius lived in the 1st century CE. He frequently associated with Jesus Christ since his life ...

PEERING back 2,000 years to the age of Jesus isn’t exactly easy – but rare objects from those times solve the mystery of what ...

Historians have deciphered a 1,900-year-old papyrus discovered in the Judean desert that details an elaborate tax evasion ...

CE, Christian elites built numerous private churches, while Jewish donors appeared to pool their resources in a communal ...

During a recent excavation on the grounds of a mansion in Slovakia, researchers discovered something remarkable: a Roman aqueduct—the first one ever found in the country. Dating back to the second ...

of slaves — all to avoid paying duties in the far-flung Roman provinces of Judea and Arabia, a region roughly corresponding to present-day Israel and Jordan. Both tax dodgers were men.

A new DFG project has been launched to study brick stamps in Roman Trier. Trier reached its peak in the 4th century AD, when ...

Metal detectorists recently unearthed millennia-old treasure in a small European village, according to the Breaza Mures Municipality City Hall in Romania. The silver pieces are tarnished with age.

Trier developed into a major economic and political center in the Roman Empire’s northern provinces, which as a result saw extensive construction ...

Roman rule in Britain was scuppered by three years of drought that led to rebellion and invasion from Ireland, new tree-ring data suggests. In 367 AD, tribes including the Picts (from modern-day ...