Antioch was once one of the greatest cities of the Roman Empire, known for its wealth, culture, and strategic importance.

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It sounds awful to a modern person, but it seems the Romans did not complain about the smell of the ancient city that much.

Bones found at the site of an ancient fish-processing plant were used to genetically identify the species that went into a ...

A team of researchers has managed to extract and sequence DNA from fish remains found in an ancient Roman salting factory in ...

Not every memorable walk involves climbing mountains or heading somewhere remote. Plenty of great routes stick to gentler ...

A rare Roman military camp discovered deep in the Dutch Veluwe reveals the empire's reach extended far beyond its known ...

Archaeologists and students in the Netherlands have unearthed a 1,800-year-old temporary Roman military fort in the ...

Yorkshire & Philadelphia: Pen & Sword, 2024. Pp. xxvi, 196. Map, chron., notes, biblio., index. £17.50 / $34.95. ISBN: 139906312X ...