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Italian teenagers discover a 1,800-year-old Roman luxury villa hiding beneath their high school gymCurious students in Rome uncovered a stunning 1,800-year-old Roman villa under their school gym. Archaeologists confirmed the find, reveali...
In 1960, workmen laying a water main in Sussex hit old masonry, and it wasn’t just rubble: it exposed one of Roman Britain’s grandest palacesIn a fortuitous moment in 1960, the Fishbourne Roman Palace was uncovered, marking England's most significant Roman civilian settlement. Th...
Quote of the day by Plutarch: 'Grief is like physical pain which must be allowed to subside on its own before medical treatment'; Greek philosopher and orator on natural process of healing and acceptanceAncient philosopher Plutarch offered a timeless perspective on grief, comparing it to physical pain that needs time to subside before treat...
A farmer son’s routine field dig led to strange patterns, which are rewriting what experts knew about Roman BritainArchaeologists in Rutland, England, unearthed a rare Roman mosaic. This discovery challenges previous ideas about Roman Britain's decline. ...
Buried for centuries, revealed in days: A Roman tomb surfaces after rainA Roman mausoleum, a circular tomb from the first century AD, was unearthed in Apollosa, Italy. Heavy flooding revealed its limestone block...
Buried for Centuries, Revealed in Days: A Roman Tomb Surfaces After RainHeavy rains in Apollosa, Italy, uncovered a circular Roman mausoleum. The monument, dating back nearly two thousand years, features carving...
Ram Rajya to Sanatan Dharma: Why Lord Ram was painted greenIn contemporary discourse, the concept of Sanatan Dharma has become a battleground for political maneuvering. While it is often framed as a...
Buried Under Ash, These Pompeii Frescoes Tell Us About a Hidden Religious WorldArchaeologists in Pompeii have unearthed stunning frescoes from 40-30 BC. These large murals depict ritual scenes linked to the worship of ...
Buried for Centuries: What This Roman Villa Under Italy’s Vineyard Tells UsArchaeologists in Italy unearthed a 3rd-century Roman villa beneath a vineyard, revealing intricate mosaics and frescoes. This discovery hi...
Alexandria’s Lost Pleasure Barge: How a 2,000-Year-Old Egyptian Thalamegos Reveals Roman-Era LuxuryA remarkable 2,000-year-old Egyptian pleasure barge, a thalamegos, has been discovered off Alexandria's coast. This ancient vessel, designe...
Buried for 2,100 years in the Bulgarian mountains, the Thracian Warrior ‘Lord of Sakar’ emerges with glittering gold treasuresBulgarian Academy of Sciences unveils an exhibition of Thracian treasures. The find includes the grave of a warrior, Lord of Sakar. The war...
Archaeologists unearth Roman-era cemetery dated 2,000 years in GazaWorkers came upon the site last year during the construction of an Egyptian-funded housing project near Jabaliya, in the northern Gaza Stri...
Newly restored Pompeii house of two former slaves now open to the publicThe house gives just a glimpse of domestic life in the doomed Roman city.
Myths of the West, spices of the East & the question of purityThe West’s embrace of Japanese cuisine as the one acceptable Asian option, though it conveniently ignores Japan’s many strongly-flavoured f...
- Statues of mythological goddess of love discovered in Jordan
New York, Sep 13 (IANS) Researchers have discovered in Jordan two marble statues of the mythological goddess Aphrodite - the Graeco-Roman g...
How PM Narendra Modi is building on India's wondrous trading pastIndian goods travel via Singapore to reach Bangladesh in three weeks; now they will go directly to Bangladeshi ports in a week.
Rupee becomes only 5th currency to get a symbolIn keeping with India’s growing economic might and its status as a major investment destination, the hitherto humble rupee is all set to ge...
- Rupee to have distinct symbol, joins elite currency club
The new symbol which was approved by Cabinet today, will join the elite club of US dollar, British pound-sterling, Euro & Japanese Yen. Gai...
- Germanic invaders did not rule Britain by apartheid
A new analysis of British DNA has led geneticists to suggest that Germanic invaders may not have ruled Britain by apartheid.
- Walking on history
Rome is all about the ancient, the classical and the timeless.