At first, the archaeologists assumed the images came from Homer’s Iliad, the best-known account of the war. The scenes seemed ...

An ancient historian at the University of Leicester has found that the Rutland mosaic presents a version of the Trojan War that differs from the story told in Homer’s Iliad. Researchers studying what ...

The identity of a Roman-era skeleton found in Eastbourne – known as the Beachy Head Woman – has been revealed, scientists said.

Archaeologists have revealed that a Roman-era Trojan War mosaic discovered in Britain in 2020 has long been misinterpreted.

Archaeologists at a Pompeii site buried by the 79 AD eruption of Mount Vesuvius have uncovered evidence of ancient Roman ...

New DNA analysis of the remains of a Roman-era individual known as Beachy Head Woman indicates that she came from ...

Romans living in ancient Britain were plagued by intestinal parasites, all of which are spread by fecal contamination ...

Nearly 2,000 years ago, Roman soldiers stationed on the edge of the empire faced more than cold winds, enemy raids, and ...

New research suggests that troops at Vindolanda, a Roman fort near the wall, suffered from intestinal parasites that likely weakened them and impaired their ability to serve.

A new analysis of sewer drains from the Roman fort of Vindolanda, close to Hadrian’s Wall, has shown that the occupants were ...

The curious skeleton of a Roman-era individual in Britain, nicknamed the Beachy Head Woman, is not who we thought she was.

Sediments from a Roman latrine at Vindolanda show soldiers were infected with multiple intestinal parasites, including ...