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Marks in Pompeii may be evidence of ancient Roman 'machine gun'
VIDEO Mar 25, 2026A 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
Dec 11, 20252,000 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
Oct 8, 2025The 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 Jul 6, 2025Archaeologists 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
Apr 24, 2025Gladiatorial combat often saw participants pitted against wild beasts as well as human combatants.
Mystery surrounds skeleton made up of bones from 5 different people
Nov 6, 2024A 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'
Mar 14, 2023Archaeologists 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'
Feb 8, 2023Archaeologists 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
Nov 25, 2022Archaeologists 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
Oct 4, 2022A plant once known as silphion may still be around today despite disappearing 2,000 years ago.
Fisherman catches bizarre 'baby dragon' fish
Apr 10, 2022This unusual looking specimen was recently fished up in the Norwegian Sea by fisherman Roman Fedortsov.
Archaeologists unearth 40 beheaded Roman skeletons
Feb 8, 2022The 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
Dec 2, 2021A ludicrous new conspiracy theory doing the rounds online is claiming that the Romans never existed.
Woman is planning to marry a chandelier
VIDEO Apr 18, 2021Amanda Liberty, who previously had a relationship with a drum kit, now intends to marry a chandelier.
Ornate Roman chariot unearthed at Pompeii
VIDEO Mar 2, 2021Archaeologists 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
Dec 29, 2020The world-famous Roman amphitheater could be about to become the ultimate restoration project.
Another monolith has turned up in Romania
VIDEO Dec 1, 2020The mystery of the '2001' monoliths has deepened after another one has appeared half way across the world.
Stunning Roman mosaic floor unearthed in Italy
May 29, 2020Surveyors working on a vineyard in northern Italy have discovered a remarkably well-preserved Roman mosaic.
This real-life 'flying saucer' actually works
VIDEO Aug 8, 2019Engineers in Romania have invented a genuine disc-shaped flying machine that can move in any direction.
Scientists solve 33,000-year-old murder mystery
Jul 4, 2019Modern forensic techniques have been applied to an ancient fractured skull found in a cave in Romania.
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