Archaeologists have uncovered an eight-sided copper alloy ring lost by an ancient Roman over 1,600 years ago in a former ...

An eight-sided Roman ring was recently found in Lincolnshire, England, by Wessex Archaeology staff. The item dates back to ...

Britannia is the national symbol of the UK and can be seen across the country on multiple statues or old pound sterling coins ...

"The implications of our multidisciplinary study are huge," said study lead author and anthropologist professor Tim Thompson.

Victoria was highly revered by the ancient Romans; during times of war, she was often credited for battlefield success.

Northampton Museum & Art Gallery invites visitors to discover the thrilling world of Roman gladiatorial combat with the ...

Researchers believe the 47-centimeter-high sandstone relief, dating to around 213 AD, may symbolize the end of the Severan Wars and was part of a larger commemorative structure.

Roman Britain's main produce were crops like spelt wheat and six-row barley. Because the province had a wet climate, sowing these crops in spring was more viable than in winter, but this made them ...

Archaeologists have confirmed the first physical evidence that a Roman gladiator in Britain died fighting a lion. The discovery involves a skeleton found in 2004 at Driffield Terrace in York ...

Dorset's Maiden Castle was the site of an infamous Roman massacre. Or was it? New research on the skeletal remains of Iron ...

Left: From the research paper: Unique osteological evidence for human-animal gladiatorial combat in Roman Britain. Right: The Trustees of the British Museum. Shared under a Creative Commons ...

Three consecutive years of drought contributed to the "Barbarian Conspiracy," a pivotal moment in the history of Roman Britain, a new Cambridge-led study in Climatic Change reveals. Researchers ...