Ancient Greek kings used war elephants from Alexander to the Seleucids, shaping battles and empire-building across the Hellenistic world.

The terror that gripped ancient warriors wasn't just about facing an enemy's sword. Something deeper haunted battlefields ...

Archaeologists recently discovered a massive 2,000-year-old stone basin in ancient Gabii, Italy, revealing early Roman public architecture from Rome's powerful rival city.

The ancient Greeks used a myriad of weapons on the battlefield, including spears, swords, and pikes in a variety of shapes ...

Archaeologists from the University of Glasgow and the National Trust for Scotland have recovered more than 100 projectiles, ...

The winner of a 2025 SITC grant examines mechanisms that may help explain why drugs that work for some forms of lymphoma ...

History loves a good story, and battles seem to bring out the storyteller in all of us. The problem is that somewhere between ...

Scientists used DNA testing on 1,200-year-old feces to detect E. coli, pinworms, and Giardia in ancient Mexico, and found ...

The new director of Rome’s Colosseum, has rejected reports that the ancient site will host electronic dance music parties ...

The tall, adult men probably died during the battle of Mursa in 260 C.E., according to a new analysis of their remains ...

Radiocarbon dating and a coin minted in 251 AD found within the well confirmed the remains dated to the second half of the third century AD, perfectly coinciding with the Crisis of the Third Century ...

In Croatia, archaeologists have discovered a mass grave dating back to the third century CE that indicates another key to ...