We have had a brilliant selection of entries for this year’s photo competition, with images that have taken us on a journey…
The Thracians made a keen impression on both their neighbours and the archaeological record, but how much do we really know about…
It is easy to see the Thracians as stereotypes. According to the ancient literature, they were riders, warriors, and capable of horrifying…
At some point in the last few decades BC, Roman legionaries paused on the banks of the Mera River, to the north…
In the 1st century BC, a Roman force advanced into Switzerland from Italy. We cannot yet be sure whether these soldiers were…
Xuanzang was not afraid to break the rules. This Buddhist monk lived in Tang China during the 7th century AD. Although the…
We now know that there were many Silk Roads. Back in the 19th century, an attempt to chart how ancient exotic goods…
The biggest dig at Pompeii in a generation is working to expose nearly an entire block of the ancient city. Archaeologists are…
Pompeii continues to amaze. The tragedy that befell the city in AD 79 famously preserved powerful and poignant snapshots of everyday life.…
Around 20 Roman villas have been excavated in the Limburg region of the Netherlands. The heyday for this work came in the…
Farmers in the southern Netherlands found themselves in an enviable position during the Roman period. Nearby military bases along the Rhine brimmed…
Rome’s military is renowned as one of the finest fighting forces of the ancient world. But what was life really like for…