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Famed Roman Shipwreck Could Be Two
By Stephanie Pappas last updated
New secrets surface of the Antikythera shipwreck discovered a century ago.
Head of Hercules and other treasures found on Roman 'Antikythera Mechanism' shipwreck
By Tom Metcalfe last updated
The wreck of a Roman treasure ship that sank near a Greek island more than 2,000 years ago with the famous Antikythera Mechanism on board is giving up new relics.
Photos: Gladiators of the Roman Empire
By Owen Jarus last updated
Live Science takes a look at the most common types of gladiators from the Roman Empire.
Roman 'Zodiac' coin with cancer sign unearthed in Israel
By JoAnna Wendel published
While exploring off the coast of Israel, archaeologists unearthed a rare astrological bronze coin showing the Roman moon goddess Luna.
What was the largest empire in the world?
By Benjamin Plackett last updated
You can argue for the British, Persians, Romans, Mongols or pretty much any empire you want.
'Box seats' found at Roman Empire-era arena in Turkey
By Laura Geggel last updated
An excavation at a Roman Empire-era amphitheater in Pergamon Turkey reveals that elites sat in 'box seats.'
Ancient Concession Stands and Shops Found at Roman Gladiator Arena
By Megan Gannon last updated
Archaeologists in Austria say they have detected the remains of the bakeries, fast-food stands and shops that would have served spectators at the ancient Roman city of Carnuntum.
Last Roman gladiator arena ever built unearthed in Switzerland
By Laura Geggel last updated
Archaeologists discovered a Roman-era amphitheater from late antiquity on the banks of the Rhine River in Switzerland.
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