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Archaeologists think the house belonged to a senatorial family during the last years of Rome's Republic.

If Alexander the Great had invaded Rome, would he have won?

Researchers found thousands of clay stamps used to seal official documents inside a former city archive in Doliche.

During ongoing excavations at Claterna, an ancient Roman site in Italy known as the "Pompeii of the North," archaeologists unearthed 3,000 coins and 50 gems.

Archaeologists in Germany have unearthed the foundations of two temples and a shallow circular ditch at a former Roman camp.

Phallic objects like this were common in the Roman world to ward off evil.

The well-preserved bronze coins found off the coast of Sardinia could be linked to a shipwreck.

A newly-launched 3D model of ancient Rome lets viewers experience the city as it was in its heyday in the fourth century.

A rare gold coin found by a metal detectorist and recently auctioned off was minted by a little-known ruler in pre-Roman Britain.

The photos, taken in the 1960s and 1970s by the first spy satellites, reveal that the eastern border of the Roman Empire was a place of vibrant trade.