Massive Piece of World’s Oldest Synthetic Pigment Discovered in Palace of Infamous Roman Emperor
Deep beneath Rome’s Domus Aurea, archaeologists have unearthed a rare ingot of Egyptian blue — the world’s first synthetic pigment.
Tag: Rome
The Numbers Behind Ancient Rome: Stats that Define *the* Supercity of the Ancient World
Ancient Rome achieved urban milestones centuries ahead of its time, with innovations like shopping malls, public welfare, and even the ...
Ancient Rome’s lead air pollution may have dropped average IQ by up to 3 points
Ancient Rome’s relentless lead pollution may have dimmed the intellect of its citizens, leaving a toxic legacy that survives in ...
Archaeologists find 1,700-year-old Roman sandal in melting ice in Norway
It looks so out of place and we have so many questions.
Who invented pizza? A trip down memory lane
Grab a slice!
Ancient Italian bath site yields an incredible treasure: 24 bronze statues found buried under mud
It's the most significant find of its kind in Italy in the last half-century.
Three jars have been lying on the seabed for centuries; now they are teaching us about roman wines
Now that is an old vintage!
What the Roman Empire looked like at its peak in one glorious map
The scale of the Roman Empire during its heyday was unprecedented in the Ancient World.
Why Roman concrete is stronger than it ever was, while modern concrete decays
Concrete in some Roman piers is not only still viable today but stronger than it ever was. Its secret sauce? ...
Rome, the eternal city – of trash
Italy's capital is overflowing with trash and local authorities seem completely overwhelmed.
In ancient Rome, political discourse was sometimes like an internet fight
Talk about thick skin!
The Antonine Wall was adorned with brightly-colored, grisly propaganda to keep Scottish tribes at bay
The best fight is one you can paint your way out of.
Archaeologists discover stunning Greco-Roman temple in the Egyptian desert
It's not an everyday find.
Book review: ‘The Fate of Rome: Climate, Disease, and the End of an Empire’
Every empire has an apex, it also has a breaking point from which it spirals-down into insignificance.
Over 20 hectares of Roman ruins discovered submerged off Tunisian coast
An unexpected archaeological finding confirms devastation at the hand of an ancient tsunami.
Ancient coins reveal when Rome became an empire
Even in science, you can learn a lot of things if you follow the money.
Rome metro workers accidentally find 2,300 year-old aqueduct
They found so many things they're going to open a museum right in the new metro station.
Ancient Rome’s water supply tracked by lead isotopes
By analyzing telltale chemical signs which marked the environment, like led isotopes, a team of researchers tracked the water quality ...
Illegal waste dumping turns Roman catacomb into a lake of acrid oil
Authorities sealed off the area and are now investigating possible environmental pollution from the underground lake of acrid oil.
Milan and Rome introduce car bans as pollution levels rise
The two largest cities in Italy have taken drastic measures as pollution levels continue to rise and smog builds up.
Roman emperor and pharaoh: new ancient carving tells the story
PHOTO BY MARLEEN DE MEYER, LINE DRAWING BY TROY SAGRILLO Right on the western exterior wall of the Temple of Isis ...
‘Archaeologist’ stray cat finds ancient catacomb in Rome
A corridor of one of the famous catacombs of Rome. Fusing ancient, medieval, renascent and modern influences, the city of Rome is ...
