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Ancient Rome: From city to empire in 600 years
By Owen Jarus published
Rome built an empire that stretched from northern England to the Middle East over a period of six centuries.
Rare gold coin found in Hungary shows assassinated Roman emperor
By Laura Geggel published
A rare gold Roman coin featuring the bearded face of Emperor Volusianus, a young ruler who was assassinated by his own soldiers, has been found in Hungary.
1,500-year-old Roman 'flower pot' was actually a port-o-potty
By Brandon Specktor published
The preserved eggs of a human intestinal parasite prove that a fifth century Roman pot was used as a toilet.
Dozens of decapitated skeletons uncovered at ancient Roman site in England
By Harry Baker published
Archaeologists working for the HS2 railway project in the U.K. have discovered a Roman town with an unusually high number of decapitated bodies buried in cemeteries.
7 Roman inventions: Incredible feats of ancient technology
By Ailsa Harvey published
Reference For centuries the Roman Empire introduced new innovative technologies across the ancient world. Evidence of these Roman inventions and lessons still live on today.
'Exquisite' wooden figurine dating to early Roman Britain found in a ditch in England
By Tom Metcalfe published
A rare carved wooden figurine thought to date from early Roman Britain has been unearthed in a waterlogged ditch north of London.
Hungry badger accidentally unearths hundreds of ancient Roman coins in Spain
By Harry Baker published
A badger forced to scavenge for food by a snowstrom has uncovered a stash of 209 Roman coins in a cave in Spain.
1,900 year-old Roman 'battle spoils' recovered from robbers in Jerusalem
By Owen Jarus published
Police in Jerusalem seized a hoard of stolen antiquities that date to a 1,900-year-old Jewish rebellion against the Romans.
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