Roman Empire

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 the story of what was important enough for them, to record it in stone. Mustis Archaeological Project/Facebook

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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