Before today’s super-advanced warships with sophisticated weapons and entirely new ways of conducting warfare, there were the famous military ships of the Ancient civilizations. Though less complex ...

ROME, Aug 23 (Reuters) - An ancient Roman relic from the almost 2,300-year-old naval battle in which Rome defeated its archenemy Carthage has been recovered from waters off western Sicily, regional ...

The famed Colosseum in Rome fell into neglect hundreds of years ago, making visitors today strain to imagine how it looked in all its glory back in ancient times. Now the huge stone amphitheater, one ...

Experts say the notorious emperor Commodus may have survived an assassination attempt inside this tunnel, which is now open ...

Marine archaeologists have uncovered a rare Roman-era helmet from the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea that was lost during an ancient naval battle in 241 BC. The military helmet, in an “extraordinary ...

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An ancient Roman relic from the almost 2,300-year-old naval battle in which Rome defeated its archenemy Carthage has been recovered from waters off western Sicily, regional authorities said on Friday.

Constructed from stone and Roman concrete, the Colosseum defied architectural conventions of its time, boasting exceptional durability and strength. The innovative use of arches, vaults, and various ...

When nautical archaeology graduate student Stephen DeCasien was invited by a colleague to be part of the Battle of the Egadi Islands Project, he was ecstatic. The site off the coast of western Sicily ...

The ancient Athenian writer Isocrates (436-338 BC) once commented: Many cities judge those who excel in the athletic contests to be worthy of greater rewards than those who, by painstaking thought and ...

A bronze battering ram recovered from the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea. Photo: Soprintendenza del Mare An Italian cultural heritage outfit has announced the recovery of a Roman battering ram from ...