The sweat of ancient Greek and Roman athletes was a prized commodity believed to confer special health benefits.

What was Roman Egypt like? In what ways did it differ from when the Greeks had ruled it during the Ptolemaic period?

The document is the longest Greek document found in the Judean Desert, spanning over 133 lines of written text.

BC was a completely different time in human history. In the Third Servile War, Spartacus was a Thracian gladiator … Continue reading "15+ Facts About Spartacus That Even History Buffs Might Not Know" ...

The world of the Roman Empire was not just one of legions, emperors, and conquests — it was also a world of legal disputes, ...

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

Scientists have deciphered a 1,900-year-old papyrus that describes a court proceeding from the time of Roman occupation in ...

Scientists have deciphered a 1,900-year-old papyrus detailing a court process from the period of Roman occupation in Israel.

A new discovery from the Roman empire outlines a juicy case of second-century crime. Containing an extraordinary 133 lines of ...

The Greek document details a court case in ancient Palestine involving tax fraud and provides insight into trial preparations in the Roman Empire ...

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

"This is the best-documented Roman court case from Iudaea apart from the trial of Jesus," said one researcher.