New research suggests that the illustrations may have been based on "Phrygians," a tragedy by the Athenian playwright ...

Plans for a massive solar farm situated on the landscape of the world-famous Richborough Roman Fort have been unanimously ...

A clear look at the true costs behind daily farm work, from equipment needs to long hours. An honest, respectful view of what it really takes to keep a modern farm running.

If there is a villain in the Nativity story it is surely Herod, the monarch who supposedly slaughtered thousands of infants ...

A paper in Molecular Biology and Evolution, reports that Italian bears living in areas with many villages evolved and became ...

New genetic research suggests centuries of human persecution may have selected for calmer behavior in Italy's rare Apennine ...

During a time when drinking alcohol was illegal, these snacks were available in speakeasies to keep patrons satiated while ...

An international research team, including Western's Elizabeth M. Greene, is investigating the Roman Empire's leather economy, to better understand ...

Two Roman swords found in Gloucestershire reveal a hidden settlement dating back 2,000 years and the possible remains of a ...

About 2,400 years ago, before the emergence of the Roman empire, a small armada of boats approached the island of Als off the coast of southern Jutland in modern-day Denmark. The armada carried around ...

A metal detectorist finds a small 2,200-year-old Celtic gold coin in Saxony that rewrites pre-Roman trade routes in Europe.

Since the Romans themselves wrote about the subject, we have a clear idea of the good things they did for Britain. Roads, towns, stone and brick buildings, plumbing, writing (IOUs), vineyards and ...