Inside a basilica in Turkey, researchers have unearthed a bone-filled tomb that may have belonged to a Roman gladiator named Euphrates and was later repurposed for a dozen people.

Umm al-Jimal of Jordan added to UNESCO World Heritage List Until recently, popular narrative suggested that the Roman army found it very difficult to take the Masada fortress, standing as a symbol ...

The duration of the siege is a major element in this narrative, suggesting that the glorious Roman army found it very difficult to take the fortress and crush its defenders. For many years it was ...

Archaeologists researching a battlefield in Switzerland have discovered a Roman military camp 7,000 feet above sea level. The camp, estimated to be around 2,000 years old, is connected to the ...

The particular logistics of Masada, a deep desert fortress whose closest source of water is Ein Gedi, which lies 18 kilometers (11 miles) away, further indicates part of the Roman motivation for a ...

The research counters a long-held narrative about the first-century Roman siege of the fortress. The legend of Masada is etched into Jewish lore: For years, the story goes, ancient Jews held out ...

However, while the fortress was carefully excavated, the Roman siege system “has not received due attention,” write the researchers. In recent decades, historians have also questioned other ...

Archaeologists researching a battlefield in Switzerland discovered a Roman military camp 7,000 feet above sea level. The camp is roughly 2,000 years old and ties to the Roman battlefield in the ...

A newly published study suggests that the siege laid by the Roman army to the Judean desert fortress of Masada in 73 CE lasted no more than a few weeks, contrary to the long-held belief that the siege ...

FC Cincinnati will attempt to catch fire in the playoffs absent overwhelming home form this year, but it can achieve one ...

wi-fi and on-board snack service. We got a pizza-packed lunch at the train station to enjoy as we took in the scenic ride ...

The duration of the siege is a major element in this narrative, suggesting that the glorious Roman army found it very difficult to take the fortress and crush its defenders. For many years it was ...