Bodies, potentially decaying, were a more common sight in ancient Rome than now. Suetonius, writing in the first century CE, ...

Bones found at the site of an ancient fish-processing plant were used to genetically identify the species that went into a ...

We can probably safely assume Rome, in many areas, was likely pretty dirty and rank-smelling. That said, there’s evidence of ...

It’s not coincidental that today’s optional memorial follows the Solemnity of Peter and Paul. Sts. Peter and Paul stand at ...

The history of Modern Greek at Harvard University began in 1828, just a few years after the Greek War of Independence started ...

Archaeologists uncovered the remains of an enormous 5,000-year-old hilltop fortress, known today as Cortijo Lobato.

While excavating at Hradisko Hill in South Moravia, Czech Republic, archaeologists recently unearthed an 1,800-year-old ...

Perched on a hill overlooking the town of Alès, the site, which was salvaged before construction on modern houses began, also ...

Digging into the chalky orange-brown soil of western Germany, archaeologists exposed the ruins of an ancient Roman military ...

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The Battle of Leipzig, fought in 1813 and in which Napoleon was defeated—forcing him to return to France and abdicate shortly ...

Once the heart of a vast empire and now a crossroads between East and West, Hungary stands as a testament to Europe’s layered ...