Explore the fascinating narrative of forgery and tax evasion in ancient Rome through the discovery of a remarkable Greek papyrus.

The scroll, found in the Judean desert, has been painstakingly translated from Nabataean, an ancient Arabic language.

The expansion of the Roman empire to Greece 2,100 years ago coincided with a rise in lead pollution as a by-product of an increased demand for metals, according to some of the earliest traces of of ...

A rediscovered Greek papyrus details a Roman court case in Iudaea involving tax fraud, forgery, and possible rebellion on the eve of the Bar Kokhba revolt. It provides new insights into Roman legal ...

SUMMARY Slavery was integral to Roman society, and slaves outnumbered citizens in Rome. There were many routes to slavery, including as prisoners of war, selling oneself into slavery, or being born a ...

"When I held it in my hands, I could hardly believe it." When metal detectorist Constantin Fried was exploring a field near ...

The remains of the deceased found in the burials may be more than 2,000 years old, according to archaeologists.

Ancient lead pollution in the Aegean Sea may have started 5,200 years ago — 1,200 years earlier than previously thought. Researchers analyzed sediment cores from land and sea, linking lead levels to ...

Lead pollution started peaking when the Romans took over the Aegean coastline.

Archaeologists have uncovered 2000-year-old gold and silver coins in Netherlands, marking the largest Roman-era discovery in Dutch history.

Ancient Greece produced the earliest records of democracy, western philosophy — and, it turns out, lead pollution. Researchers studying sediment cores recovered from mainland ...

A metal detectorist has found a unique 1,600-year-old tiny Roman padlock in Germany, shedding light on miniature craftsmanship in the ancient civilisation. At such a critical moment in US history, we ...