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Grotesque 'good luck' lamp from Roman Jerusalem is missing half its face
By Brandon Specktor published
The 2,000-year-old oil lamp may have been buried below an ancient building as a 'good luck' charm.
'Folded' iron sword found in a Roman soldier's grave was part of a pagan ritual
By Laura Geggel published
A "killed," or folded iron sword was discovered in the grave of a Roman mercenary who had been buried in an early Christian basilica.
Vandals sack Roman-era estate and bathhouse just discovered in UK
By Laura Geggel published
Soon after archaeologists unearthed an estate from the Roman Empire in the U.K., vandals broke in and damaged it.
Rare Roman-era phallus carving found in UK
By Laura Geggel published
An excavation in the UK unearthed the Roman-era stone carving of a phallus.
Stash of more than 600 Roman-era silver coins discovered in Turkey
By Laura Geggel published
A newly discovered coin hoard features Roman emperors engraved on the sides.
Woman's garden 'stepping stone' turns out to be an ancient Roman artifact
By Laura Geggel published
Nobody knows how this 1,800-year-old Roman carving ended up in an English garden.
66 Roman Army camps in northern Spain shed light on infamous conquest
By Patrick Pester published
Dozens of Roman Army camps have been discovered in Spain, revealing more about one of most infamous Roman conflicts.
Roman subjects paid emperor piles of silver to leave them alone, inscription reveals
By Mindy Weisberger published
A stone inscription immortalized Roman emperor Septimius Severus' gratitude for a city's generous "donation" of 700,000 silver coins.
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