Discovered on accident in Rimini, Italy, this surgeon’s house and the hooks, scalpels, and mortars inside have expanded what ...
Wikimedia CommonsArchaeologists discovered that Romans kept a tiny dog breed similar to the modern “toy dogs.” When we think ...
Beyond the handful of memorial libraries, many other ancient Roman public libraries were great cultural centers, including ...
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The process of electing a new pope follows rules and rituals that have been followed, and sometimes tweaked, since the 13th ...
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The Catholic Church is almost 2,000 years old, and over the centuries, the protocol for papal funerals has been codified and ...
In 2019, a family in the Spanish town of Carmona was renovating their home when they stumbled upon a 2,000-year-old tomb from ...
The Romans occupied what's now Spain from 218 B.C. until roughly the fourth century A.D. The fortress burial included a " ...
Airborne particles from minting coins damaged health, a new study says, and might have contributed to the Roman Empire’s ...
Cardinal Angelo Bagnasco (Italy, 80) Bagnasco has been a key figure in the Italian Episcopal Conference. Known for his ...
Ancient DNA is telling us more and more about humans and environments long past. Could it also help rescue the future?