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After an earthquake damaged the building, construction crews started working in the basement and unearthed the forgotten Roman ruins. Take a look.
The ancient silver coins feature the images of 11 Roman emperors and empresses, including Nero and Marcus Aurelius.
Among the recovered items were 15 ancient oil lamps, 17 figurines or fragments, several ceramic vessels, and a marble ...
Poor spacing between gear teeth could cause blockages, rendering the mechanism unfit for scientific use, simulations indicate ...
Have you ever seen a bunch of coins on a headstone and wondered why they were there? They weren’t placed there by ...
One such ancient story centers on the bronze sentry Talos. Forged by Hephaestus, the Greek god of smiths and artisans, Talos ...
Ancient historians recorded legends about the invention of the first coins, and archaeologists have found some surprising ...
Ancient Greeks developed sophisticated units of measurement ranging from measuring length, distance, volume, and weight of ...
This ancient seaside town is often likened to Greece for its Mediterranean-like views and Greek-influenced fare, but its ...
Thousands of locals and tourists gathered on Saturday on the Greek island of Corfu to watch the spectacular tradition called ...
Historians think the 2,000-year-old device was used to predict the positions of celestial bodies. A new digital simulation ...