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Marks in Pompeii may be evidence of ancient Roman 'machine gun'
VIDEO 3-25-2026 |
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A particularly deadly weapon may have once been employed by the Roman army during the siege of Pompeii.
Roman officers kept a surprising pet as a symbol of their status
12-11-2025 | 10
2,000 years ago, if you were a high-flying Roman officer, you may have kept a rather unusual animal as a pet.
Secret VIP tunnel in the Colosseum has now opened to the public
10-8-2025 | 1
The secretive tunnel would have been used by Roman emperors to make a quit exit from the legendary arena.
Mystery surrounds discovery of giant 2,000-year-old Roman shoes
VIDEO 7-6-2025 | 8
Archaeologists have been left perplexed by the sheer size of the shoes and why there are quite so many of them.
First physical evidence of gladiators fighting wild animals found
4-24-2025 | 10
Gladiatorial combat often saw participants pitted against wild beasts as well as human combatants.
Mystery surrounds skeleton made up of bones from 5 different people
11-6-2024 | 6
A skeleton unearthed in a small town in Belgium over 40 years ago has become the center of a long enduring mystery.
Roman-era tomb used magical 'dead nails' to ward off 'restless dead'
3-14-2023 | 0
Archaeologists have discovered a 2,000-year-old tomb in Turkey that was sealed off to protect the living from the dead.
Mystery burials in Italy may be explained by fear of 'revenants'
2-8-2023 | 2
Archaeologists have shed possible new light on the nature of some enigmatic burials found in the ruins of a Roman villa.
Evidence of ancient Roman snacks found beneath the Colosseum
11-25-2022 | 4
Archaeologists have made a number of intriguing discoveries in the sewers beneath the ancient gladiatorial arena.
Ancient extinct 'miracle' plant may have been rediscovered in Turkey
10-4-2022 | 7
A plant once known as silphion may still be around today despite disappearing 2,000 years ago.
Fisherman catches bizarre 'baby dragon' fish
4-10-2022 | 2
This unusual looking specimen was recently fished up in the Norwegian Sea by fisherman Roman Fedortsov.
Archaeologists unearth 40 beheaded Roman skeletons
2-8-2022 | 4
The skeletons, which were found among several hundred other bodies, had their heads placed between their legs.
Absurd conspiracy theory claims that the Roman Empire is a hoax
12-2-2021 | 25
A ludicrous new conspiracy theory doing the rounds online is claiming that the Romans never existed.
Woman is planning to marry a chandelier
VIDEO 4-18-2021 | 13
Amanda Liberty, who previously had a relationship with a drum kit, now intends to marry a chandelier.
Ornate Roman chariot unearthed at Pompeii
VIDEO 3-2-2021 | 4
Archaeologists have discovered a well-preserved 2,000-year-old chariot in the ruins of a wealthy Roman villa.
Floor of the Colosseum set to be rebuilt
12-29-2020 | 8
The world-famous Roman amphitheater could be about to become the ultimate restoration project.
Another monolith has turned up in Romania
VIDEO 12-1-2020 | 22
The mystery of the '2001' monoliths has deepened after another one has appeared half way across the world.
Stunning Roman mosaic floor unearthed in Italy
5-29-2020 | 2
Surveyors working on a vineyard in northern Italy have discovered a remarkably well-preserved Roman mosaic.
This real-life 'flying saucer' actually works
VIDEO 8-8-2019 | 19
Engineers in Romania have invented a genuine disc-shaped flying machine that can move in any direction.
Scientists solve 33,000-year-old murder mystery
7-4-2019 | 4
Modern forensic techniques have been applied to an ancient fractured skull found in a cave in Romania.
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