The ruins of Augusta Raurica near Basel, Switzerland are home to the best-preserved Roman theater north of the Alps.

Sediments from a Roman latrine at Vindolanda show soldiers were infected with multiple intestinal parasites, including ...

The curious skeleton of a Roman-era individual in Britain, nicknamed the Beachy Head Woman, is not who we thought she was.

The fascination with Greek culture can be traced to the early modern period, from the Renaissance until the eighteenth century. During this era, European scholars – and later educated elites and a ...

Victims at Pompeii wore heavy tunics and woollen cloaks as they fled rocky volcanic fragments and gas thrown into the air, ...

Lost cities, missing tombs, and unexplained occurrences. History still holds unanswered questions for these seven events.

Hungry ogres, giant goats and trees that offer gifts... see how ancient lore, Norse gods and rites both old and new shape ...

Share and Cite: Matricciani, E. (2026) “Why Wasn’t This Perfume Sold for Three Hundred Denarii?” The Perfume of Mary ...

Note: contains footage of human remains. The remains of two Bronze Age people found in a long-lost burial chamber by a farmer ...

The result was a lasting change to people’s diets in Europe, which became a lot less bland and monotonous. But more ...

Hundreds of millions of years ago, a prehistoric river system became home to some of the largest arthropods ever to exist. Fossils reveal massive sea scorpion-like predators moving through shallow ...

Christmas is a Christian holiday that observes the birth of Jesus. But did you know that the earliest followers of Jesus did ...