Printing Museum, Tokyo to present research findings on the Vatican Apostolic Library’s Greek Manuscripts at “How Masterpieces Are Born: ...

Around 1,500 Latin inscriptions are discovered every year, offering an invaluable view into the daily life of ancient Romans—and posing a daunting challenge for the historians tasked with interpreting ...

The charred scrolls of Herculaneum, buried under the ash of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD, have long mesmerized scholars with their mysteries. Discovered in the 1750s at the villa of Julius ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This undated image made available by Vesuvius Challenge shows an X-ray scan of part of papyrus scroll PHerc.172, showing the word ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Scientists have deciphered a Roman boundary stone inscribed with Greek text which was recently discovered in northern Israel, ...

(CNN) — Scholars are decoding an ancient scroll that was one of hundreds charred to a crisp during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79. The artifact, which is kept at the University of Oxford’s ...

The discovery highlights previously unknown facts about the daily lives of ancient people. Scientists have deciphered a Roman boundary stone inscribed with Greek text which was recently discovered in ...

A mosaic outside a home in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii reading: "Beware of the dog" - Copyright AFP Jim WATSON A mosaic outside a home in the ancient Roman city ...