Archeologists find Roman shipwrecks off Egypt's north coast
Egypt says archaeologists have discovered three sunken shipwrecks dating back more than 2,000 years to Roman times off the coast of the city of Alexandria.
Archaeology
Nov 21, 2017
1
9
News tagged with roman times
Amid nationwide drought, Rome seeks ways to avoid rationing
Rome and its water company are working hard to avoid rationing during a nationwide drought, Italy's environment minister said Thursday.
Environment
Jul 27, 2017
0
8
Ancient Greek theaters used moveable stages more than 2,000 years ago
An investigation by an architectural researcher from Kumamoto University, Japan has revealed the high possibility that a wooden stage existed in the theater of the ancient Greek City of Messene during the Greek Classical ...
Archaeology
Jul 11, 2017
0
148
Ancient Roman teaching methods help modern school children learn maths
Schoolchildren from across the region have been learning different ways to engage with maths, as part of a series of ancient Roman classroom days held at the University of Reading.
Social Sciences
Jul 7, 2017
0
233
Friends, Romans: help restore Rome's ruins, monuments
Rome has pleaded for patrons to help pay for the restoration and maintenance of some of the hundreds of fountains, monuments, archaeological sites and historical streets in the Italian capital.
Archaeology
May 24, 2016
0
5
Roman toilets gave no clear health benefit, and Romanization actually spread parasites
The Romans are well known for introducing sanitation technology to Europe around 2,000 years ago, including public multi-seat latrines with washing facilities, sewerage systems, piped drinking water from aqueducts, and heated ...
Archaeology
Jan 7, 2016
8
1637
Experts discover the mother of Roman perfumes on the Mediterranean coast
Researchers at the Pablo de Olavide University in Seville have described a new plant in the eastern Mediterranean, growing mainly near the coast. The importance of this discovery is that the plant is the maternal ancestor ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 9, 2013
0
0
Work on new railway line digs up London history (Update)
Jewelry, pieces of ships, medieval ice skates, centuries-old skulls—some fascinating pieces of London's history aren't in museums, but underground.
Archaeology
Aug 8, 2013
0
0
Why crop rotation works
Crop rotation has been used since Roman times to improve plant nutrition and to control the spread of disease. A new study to be published in Nature's 'The ISME Journal' reveals the profound effect it has on enriching soil ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 18, 2013
1
0
Paleopathologist finds gigantism in third century Roman skeleton
(Phys.org)—Paleopathologist Simona Minozzi and her team working at the University of Pisa, have published a paper in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism describing the skeletal remains of a Roman man from ...
