One thousand six hundred years ago, in a city named after the famous emperor Hadrian, bored Roman soldiers spent their free time shuffling counters around a game board in an attempt to hone their ...

The discovery reinforces the theory that Hadrianopolis was not only a cultural center but also a strategic military enclave ...

Danish archaeologists recently announced the discovery during an excavation of a variety of weapons and armor dating to the ...

Cleopatra ruled over Ancient Egypt from 51 to 30 BC and was the last ruler of the Greek Ptolemaic Kingdom in Egypt.

According to a release from Museums Worcestershire, a trove of 1,368 silver and gold coins from the Iron Age and Ancient Rome were ... region by means of the Roman army," per the release.

In total, the treasure trove included 404 coins. Most of these were Roman silver denarii minted between 200 B.C. and 47 A.D., experts said. One of the more unique silver coins came from modern-day ...