Before the Punic Wars, as Rome and Carthage edged towards conflict in the third century BC, the balance of power in the ...

The 2,200-year-old artifact was used in a famous battle between Rome and Carthage as part of the Punic Wars. Reading time 2 minutes An Italian cultural heritage outfit has announced the recovery of a ...

Archaeologists have uncovered an ancient Roman forum from more than 2,000 years ago at the site of an unknown city. A team of researchers made the discovery at the archaeological site La Cabañeta in ...

A millennia-old helmet that saw ancient Rome’s first great Mediterranean war was recently unearthed in Italy. The find was announced by the Sicilian regional government in a Sept. 5 announcement. In a ...

Back in the early days of aerial archaeology, a French Jesuit priest named Antoine Poidebard flew a biplane over the northern Fertile Crescent to conduct one of the first aerial surveys. He documented ...

Hundreds of weapons from the Roman era have been unearthed in a park in a city located in southeastern France. These findings are thought to be remnants of the Battle of Lyon, which occurred on ...

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