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2,000-year-old funerary urn found in Spain contains the world's oldest known liquid wine
By Kristel Tjandra published
Scientists discovered the oldest known wine in liquid form inside a Roman-era tomb in Spain.

2,000-year-old Roman military sandal with nails for traction found in Germany
By Jennifer Nalewicki published
Archaeologists used X-rays to analyze the remains of a sandal unearthed near a Roman fort in Bavaria.

1,600-year-old coin discovered in Channel Islands features Roman emperor killed by invading Goths
By Laura Geggel published
Archaeologists on the Channel Islands off the coast of France have found two coins from the Roman era.

1,700-year-old 'emergency hoard' of coins dates to last revolt of Jews against Roman rule
By Jennifer Nalewicki published
Many of the silver and bronze coins were minted during the Gallus Revolt during the Roman era.

'It was not a peaceful crossing': Hannibal's troops linked to devastating fire 2,200 years ago in Spain
By Tom Metcalfe published
Researchers think a farmhouse in the Pyrenees was set on fire by Carthaginian troops on their way to attack Rome.

1,900-year-old Roman legionary fortress unearthed next to UK cathedral
By Jennifer Nalewicki published
Ongoing excavations have revealed Roman ruins that were once part of a legionary fortress.

1,700-year-old Roman shipwreck was stuffed to the gills with fish sauce when it sank
By Tom Metcalfe published
The wreck near a beach on Mallorca gives a snapshot of sea trade in late Roman times.

Villa near Mount Vesuvius may be where Augustus, Rome's 1st emperor, died
By Tom Metcalfe published
Researchers say a villa buried by the eruption in A.D. 79 corresponds with records of the Roman emperor's death in A.D. 14.

1,430 ancient Roman graves scattered with funerary festival leftovers unearthed in southern France
By Sascha Pare published
Archaeologists in southern France have excavated an ancient Roman cemetery containing 1,430 graves and traces of a funerary festival, during which families feasted by the graves of relatives.
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