Skeletons of the Roman Empire Are Found Under a Vienna Soccer Field
Archaeologists found the remains of at least 129 people, many of them bearing the injuries of battle, dating to when Rome ...
Greek Reporter15d
World Poetry Day: Ancient Greece’s Classics, From Homer to Sappho’s Poems
As people across the globe celebrate World Poetry Day on March 21, we revisit the immortal world of poetry in ancient Greece—from Homer ... books corresponding to the twenty-four letters of the Greek ...
Smithsonian Magazine16d
Ancient Greek and Roman Statues Were Not Only Beautiful, but Also Smelled Nice, Too
While reading ancient Greco-Roman texts, Brøns noticed a handful of references to sweet-smelling statues. She was intrigued, so she decided to go looking for even more mentions of scented sculptures.
Greek Reporter16d
New Discovery in Egypt Unveils Ancient Egyptian, Greek and Roman Graves and Artifacts
Archaeologists uncover an ancient burial site with Egyptian, Greek, and Roman graves at Tell Ruwad Iskandar, Egypt. Credit: Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities Archaeologists have uncovered an ancient ...
Sussex Express25d
Letter to the editor: Another exciting archaeological find in ancient Ifield
Excitement has re-ignited within Ifield's archaeological community as an ancient Bloomery (a furnace for smelting iron) has been located - embedded in Ifield Brook. Did you know with an ad-lite ...
The New York Times25d
Archaeologists Unearth Oldest Jewish Ritual Bath Found in Europe
Instead, the archaeologists — budding and not — last summer uncovered what may be the oldest existing example in the ancient Roman world of a mikvah, a Jewish ritual bath. They have ...
Indiatimes27d
Why does English have so many silent letters
What are silent letters? Silent letters are basically alphabets in a word that are not pronounced when spoken. For example, in the word knight, the ‘k’ and ‘gh’ are silent, and what we ...