Victoria was highly revered by the ancient Romans; during times of war, she was often credited for battlefield success.

A new study by archaeologists at Bournemouth University has revealed that bodies recovered from a "war-cemetery," previously ...

A rare 1,800-year-old Roman relief of the Victory goddess Victoria has been uncovered at Vindolanda Fort near Hadrian’s Wall ...

Britannia is the national symbol of the UK and can be seen across the country on multiple statues or old pound sterling coins ...

Transporting Ubisoft’s city-building and strategy series to the ancient era, Anno 117 preserves the fundamentals despite the ...

The term “Celtic” often serves as an umbrella term for the “barbarian” people of Europe living outside the Greco-Roman cultural sphere. The Celts varied ethnically but have historically been grouped ...

The skeleton, discovered two decades ago in a Roman settlement in Britain, offers new insight into the brutal spectacles that once captivated audiences in the Roman Empire. The remains were found ...

Maynooth University in Co Kildare says a groundbreaking study led by one of its professors has uncovered the first physical evidence of human-animal gladiatorial combat in the Roman period.

"This is an exciting new analysis and the first direct evidence of human-animal spectacle in Roman Britain and beyond. "It also raises important questions about the importance and transport of ...

A Roman-era skeleton unearthed in York, England, has given archaeologists the first physical proof that gladiators in Britain clashed not just with each other, but with ferocious beasts.

Archaeologists have confirmed the first physical evidence that a Roman gladiator in Britain died fighting a lion. The discovery involves a skeleton found in 2004 at Driffield Terrace in York ...

“The study contributes a vital new dimension to our knowledge of Roman Britain, reinforcing the region’s deep connection to the empire’s entertainment traditions,” it says. “These ...