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‘Great Enigma’: 12-Sided Roman Artifact Unearthed In England Baffles Experts
"The imagination races when thinking about what the Romans may have used it for. Magic, rituals or religion — we perhaps may ...
Greek City Times1d
1st Century BCE Medusa Mask Mold Reveals Insights into Roman Sicily’s Cultural and Economic Practices
Archaeologists in Finziade, Sicily, have uncovered a 1st century BCE mold used to create masks of Medusa, shedding light on ...
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Archaeologists discover 141 ancient gold coins, some from a little-known Roman emperor
An rare discovery in northern Luxembourg has given historians a fresh glimpse into the final years of the Western Roman ...
Greek Reporter2d
Gymnasium: The First Gym in Ancient Greece
The gymnasium (i.e. gym) in ancient Greece was an important institution, as exercising and keeping one's body fit were vital ...
Smithsonian Magazine3d
Archaeologists Discover a Stash of 1,500-Year-Old Weapons—Including the Only Known Roman Helmet Ever Found in Denmark
The cache included swords, spears, lances and chainmail. Researchers think these items may have been buried as part of a ...
Archaeologists Discovered the Pieces of a Fifth-Century Board Game. They Tell a Big Story.
The games in questions could be either Ludus Latrunculi or Doudecim Scripta, both of which were known board games played with ...