Ancient Roman farm women made wine, oil and profits. Historians dismissed them as 'housekeepers'

Female farm managers are hidden in plain sight in ancient Roman texts, mentioned in laws, literature and grave inscriptions ...
Smithsonian Magazine

How Has Roman Concrete Lasted for Millennia? A 1,900-Year-Old Latrine Offers New Clues About the Material’s Impressive Durability

A chemical process called carbonation, which helps seal cracks, could help explain why many ancient Roman structures are ...
Greek Reporter

Hadrian’s Villa Reveals How Carbonation Helped Roman Concrete Last for Millennia

Scientists studying Hadrian's Villa found that carbonation, not just volcanic ash, helps explain why Roman concrete has ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Did These Ancient Egyptian Princesses Wield Weapons and Train in Martial Arts, Just Like the Men of Their Time?

A new analysis of their bones suggests they were buried alongside arrows, maces and daggers because they had repeatedly used ...
Scientific American

Ancient Egyptian princesses were ‘powerful’ weapon users, new analysis suggests

Embellished with gold and lapis lazuli, it was found in the Egyptian princess’s tomb at the site of Dahshur, south of Cairo, ...

Why Ancient Mesopotamians Took Their Signatures So Seriously

Cylinder seals were far more than ancient signatures. They fused art, power, and belief into objects that revealed exactly ...

Warrior princesses of ancient Egypt? Skeletons show women used the weapons buried with them

Ancient Egyptian princesses were buried with bows, arrows and daggers – and new research shows they weren’t just for ...

Greek fire was the most devastating weapon in the Eastern Roman empire. But what was it?

Before modern weapons of mass destruction, there was Greek fire (ignis graecus). This was the term medieval Crusaders applied ...

Bones reveal ancient Egyptian princesses born 4,000 years ago used weapons

For decades, scientists have disputed the meaning of the weapons found in the burial chambers of some ancient Egyptian ...
Greek Reporter

Beyond Epidaurus: 7 Ancient Sites in Greece Where the Stage Comes Alive at Dusk

Discover seven ancient Greek theaters and other historical sites across Greece where theater, music, and mythology come alive ...
Tech Times on MSN

Gold tongues found in sealed tombs at Egypt's ancient Mediterranean port

Gold tongue amulets discovered in sealed Ptolemaic and Roman-era tombs at Marina el-Alamein, Egypt reveal that ancient ...
Rotten Tomatoes

Season 1 – Ancient Apocalypse

Graham Hancock may be full of crap, and his proposals should be taken with a hefty helping of salt, but this is a genuinely interesting series, that is entertaining, but should not be labeled as ...