Romans

Roadworks in Tbilisi uncover oldest medieval pottery cache ever found in Georgian capital

Medieval Georgian chronicles date Tbilisi's founding to the 4th century, when Vakhtang I ruled over the kingdom of Kartli in what is now eastern Georgia.

Cache of 10th-century pottery found during roadwork in Georgia, September 9, 2026.
Members of the research team during the documentation and analysis work, September 4, 2026.

At least 120 Roman-era inscriptions, worship to unknown goddess identified inside Spanish cave

Photo of false door found at the Bubasteum necroplis in Saqqara, Egypt, September 4, 2026.

Egypt discovers remains of tomb, false door of ancient royal chamberlain at Saqqara necropolis

Two ancient tombs and a figurine discovered at the Sheikh Soby site in the Bahariya Oasis, Egypt, August 28, 2026.

Egypt unearths three previously unknown tombs from different eras at Bahariya Oasis cemetery


Roman merchant shipwreck with Christian monograms off Mallorca to be extracted

Some containers display early Christian monograms, while painted inscriptions - tituli picti - list producers, contents and tax codes.

Roman merchant shipwreck with Christian monograms off Mallorca to be extracted.

Sleeping Cupid marble sculpture discovered in Pula Roman domus on future boutique hotel site

Darko Komšo: "the second century masterpiece will be laser cleaned and then join the permanent display of the Archaeological Museum of Istria".

Cupid Sculpture. Illustration.

Rainbow leads detectorist David Moss to 15,000-Coin Roman jackpot in North Wales

Moss slept in his car for three nights to guard the pots, then drove four hours to hand the estimated 15,000 coins to National Museum Cardiff for analysis.

Coins. Illustration.

Lost letter of Emperor Caracalla Found — Burdur Museum Rushes to Save 1,800-Year-Old Stones

Following a demolition order, the Burdur Museum Directorate is retrieving ten slabs reused in the 1950s from the ancient city of Takina to safeguard them as cultural heritage.

The Ancient Roman written Stone. Illustration.

Seven Roman soldiers found in a mass grave in well, likely casualties of the CE 260 Battle of Mursa

Isotopic and DNA evidence indicate nonlocal origins, plant-heavy diets, respiratory infection, and combat injuries.

Seven Roman soldiers found in a mass grave in well.

Ancient Roman bronze 'ghost of the banquet' skeleton revealed as rare party favor of death today

Only twelve examples of the larva convivialis are known, with the 2.6 inch figurine now housed at Getty Villa in Los Angeles.

Ancient Roman bronze 'ghost of the banquet' skeleton revealed as rare party favor reminding revelers of death.

Ancient Roman site reveals early humans butchered straight-tusked elephant and crafted bone tools

Volcanic ash deposits above and below the bones at Casal Lumbroso date the carcass to around 404,000 years ago, during a warm Middle Pleistocene phase.

Ancient Roman site reveals early humans butchered straight-tusked elephant and crafted bone tools.

Ancient Roman silver treasure of 450 coins found near Borsum

The hoard ranks among the three biggest finds in Lower Saxony and could shed light on first century AD life and trade.

Roman hoard. Illustration.

Secret Commodus passage in Rome's Colosseum opens to public after nearly 2,000 years

The newly restored underground corridor, once reserved for the emperor's hidden walk to his honor box, still bears clamps from lost marble panels and frescoes of wild boar hunts and mythic combat.

Secret Commodus passage in Rome's Colosseum opens to public after nearly 2,000 years.

New Orleans couple uncovers a 1900-year-old Roman tombstone in their garden

Researchers suggest the stone slab came to New Orleans in the 20th century, possibly after WWII, when American and Allied troops were in Italy, including Civitavecchia after Rome fell.

The tombstone of Sextus Congenius Verus, found in New Orleans.