X-rays and AI were used to read charred Roman scrolls untouched for 2,000 years.

Three years ago, archaeologists were called to a 24-acre plot of land in central England. They were there on behalf of Bloor Homes, a housing development company, to search the land and make sure ...

The vice president referenced a letter that ancient Church historian and apologist Tertullian wrote to Scapula, a proconsul ...

"This is the best-documented Roman court case from Judea apart from the trial of Jesus." In the 1950s, an ancient papyrus ...

A 2,000-year-old Herculaneum scroll has been digitally unwrapped for the first time, revealing an ancient Greek Epicurean philosophy text.

The Vigiles were Rome’s own firefighters, in charge of reducing fire hazards in the city, as well as street crime.

UK scientists have announced what they term a “historic breakthrough,” after the first image of the inside of a scroll ...

What if the story behind Valentine’s Day isn’t just a legend? In "The Legend of Valentine," award-winning filmmaker Sheldon ...

The team ventured into the partially flooded cave as part of an ongoing research project. See what they found inside.

Across centuries and continents, formidable fires once threatened to destroy three major cities: Rome, London and Chicago.

Researchers studying sediment cores recovered from mainland Greece and the Aegean Sea have found the oldest known evidence of ...

The Hebrew Bible, which Christians call the Old Testament, offers instructions about celebrating a Jubilee every 50 years.