The ancient Greek city-state of Syracuse on the eastern coast of Sicily started as a colony and became a Greek metropolis.

As it turns out, the historic origins of this pseudo-holiday remain largely mysterious, with attribution rather shakily granted to an ancient celebration and a Roman Catholic saint ... his defiance of ...

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An amateur metal detectorist discovered a buried hoard of nearly 1,500 Roman coins near Bucharest, Romania. The coins, which spanned multiple eras, were buried in a ceramic container roughly 1,700 ...

His metal detector signaled a significant find, leading to the unearthing of 1,469 ancient Roman silver denarii ... As he dug into the earth, he uncovered coin after coin—an entire hoard.

But suddenly his metal detector began beeping – and soon, Mangeac was looking at a hoard of 1,469 Roman coins. Seeing the silver denarii, Mangeac said that his heart "[was] beating quite hard." ...

Mark Antony and Cleopatra’s dream of creating a great empire in the east was destroyed by Octavian’s decisive victory at the Battle of Actium in 31 B.C. A Roman coin commemorated the defeat of ...

A coin stash worth more than $340,000 could have been hidden in the hills of the Czech Republic during one of the 20th century’s greatest upheavals. Historians are attempting to unravel the mystery.

Beneath the waves lie fortunes lost to time—sunken ships, ancient coins, and royal cargoes. From billion-dollar galleons to priceless Roman relics, these underwater treasures tell tales of history, ...

The warhorse cemetery also held the remains of a Roman-era man buried on his stomach and without grave goods, indicating that he likely was an outsider who wasn't held in high esteem. "Its [the ...

The Royal Mint has revealed that some of the rarest coins that can make you money entered circulation during the reign of Queen Elizabeth II. Some highly prized coins may be traded on websites such as ...

Rare coins can be a fantastic way to make a tidy profit on change that you might have lying around your house. The Royal Mint has revealed that some of the rarest coins that can make you money ...