Roman Empire

Ancient 'fridge' containing animal bones and ‘incense burners to repel insects’ found in Roman soldiers’ fort

Discovered in what was a room in the military barracks in Novae, lead archaeologist Professor Piotr Dyczek from the University of Warsaw said the food storage unit was a rare find. Piotr Dyczek

Discovered in what was a room in the military barracks in Novae, lead archaeologist Professor Piotr Dyczek from the University of Warsaw said the food storage unit was a rare find.

Warsaw archaeologist solves 100-year-old mystery surrounding identity of anonymous god

Mysterious inscriptions from the 2nd and 3rd centuries had left archaeologists baffled since their discovery a century ago. Now Dr. Aleksandra Kubiak-Schneider from the University of Warsaw says she has cracked it.

Hundreds of inscriptions revealing fascinating tale of ancient city uncovered in Tunisia

The Latin text describes the founding of temples and other public buildings, names inscribed on tombstones and other everyday matters of the bustling city’s inhabitants, telling stories no immortalised in stone.

All roads lead to a Roman’s bedroom: archaeologists dig up rare mosaic in remains of ancient Roman villa in Georgia

The mosaic may have adorned the bedroom floor of a local commander’s home, and dates back some 2,000 years.

Thousands of Roman coins found across Europe and thought to be genuine are FAKE, say archeologists

Hundreds of thousands of silver Roman coins found in the areas inhabited by Goths and Vandals in the beginning of the first century have up until now been considered genuine currency from the Roman empire. But now Warsaw University archaeologists are on the trail of the counterfeit criminals.

Romans roamed the Kujawy region of Poland: new discoveries

An unprecedented discovery has for the first time placed the Roman legions in the Polish region of Kujawy, much further outside the Roman Empire’s borders than had previously been assumed.

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