romans

Residents of a village near Jerusalem piece together an ancient Roman floor.

The lamp Yonatan found is identical to one discovered in the same place 90 years ago by the late Reform rabbi and archaeologist Dr. Nelson Glueck.

The Pompeii site, rediscovered only in the 16th century, has seen a burst of recent archaeological activity aimed at halting years of decay and neglect.

Nearby, don’t miss the Roman stairs that were built for Hadrian Caesar, reminding you that the trail you just finished is an old Roman path from the 2nd-century period.

The head of the sculpture was uncovered in April by a construction worker, and the bust discovered only a few weeks later.

The figuring head is of the Roman god Mercury, a messenger god thought to be the equivalent of the Greek god Hermes.

The VIth Legion Roman legionary base is the only Roman military base of these dimensions that has been located and exposed in Israel.

The plant in question is Black henbane, whose seeds were found in a hollowed sheep or goat bone and was located in archeological sites throughout the Netherlands, according to the researchers.

Medical texts from 2,500 years ago rarely mention severe memory loss, suggesting today’s widespread dementia stems from modern environments and lifestyles.

The forces that drove Rome to become Christian did not immediately transform the empire into an entity that practiced modern Christianity. It was a process.