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Romans Stored or Smoked Hallucinogenic Seeds Using Animal Bone
A Roman-era bone held hundreds of black henbane seeds. Researchers weighed a pipe theory, but its shape and uncharred contents point to deliberate storage.
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Where Jane Austen was Dancing in Bath, Roman Artifacts Were Found Below the Ballroom
Roman ditches and a trove of finds beneath Bath Assembly Rooms extend the known footprint of Aquae Sulis, below a ballroom Jane Austen knew.
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10 Best Roman Series to Watch, Ranked
Palace plots, chariot races and spectacularly bad decisions: our countdown ranks ten Roman series for your next binge, from gritty drama to irreverent comedy.
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Roman Well Mystery: Seven Bodies, Four Different Ancestry Profiles
Ancient DNA from four of seven men buried at Roman Mursa shows varied ancestry. Bone wounds point to violence, while the burial’s exact cause remains uncertain.
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Kapersburg Brooch Raises Questions About Life After Rome's German Frontier
A brooch and pottery near Kapersburg's Roman temple may point to later use of the site. New research adds context to the changing German frontier.
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Copenhagen’s Glyptotek Adds Roman Perfume to Its Fashion Exhibition
Four scent stations and three modern products reveal how the Glyptotek and Karmameju interpret Roman fragrance, from ancient texts to a sealed perfume flask.
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Montenegro’s Roman City Had a Forum Long Before Diocletian
A study of Doclea’s forum and basilica in Montenegro places their main construction in the first century CE, before later work in Diocletian’s era.
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Wall Paintings Found Near Ancient Smyrna’s Agora and Theater
Three late-antique rooms with mosaic and marble floors accompany newly reported wall paintings around Smyrna’s agora and theater in modern İzmir.
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Forget Quiet Luxury: A Roman Fashion Exhibition Puts Power in Colour
A pink Tiberius, surviving tunics and imperial boots anchor the Glyptotek’s new exhibition on how Romans used appearance to present authority.
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A Roman Ritual for Night Lightning Comes to Light at Hadrian’s Villa
An inscribed slab found in place at Hadrian’s Villa points to a Roman lightning rite. Its ancient parallels show what the evidence can – and cannot – tell us.
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AI Maps the Sights and Sounds of Two Pre-Roman Etruscan Tombs
A study of two painted tombs at Tarquinia combines acoustic measurements and AI models to test how their spaces may have guided ancient visitors.
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Lost Roman Town with 8,000-Seat Amphitheater Mapped in Austria
Surveys at Stein in Lower Austria reveal a planned Roman settlement and an amphitheater estimated for 8,000 people. Its identification as Claudivium remains uncertain.
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Forest Stones in Germany Identified as Roman Temple, Goddess Figure Discovered
Excavations at Kapersburg in Germany’s Taunus reveal a Roman temple, votive stones and a Victoria figure, while later finds raise questions about life beyond the Limes.
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Ancient DNA Reveals Different Communities in Post-Roman Pannonia
A study of 314 genomes from seven cemeteries in former Roman Pannonia traces migration and shows how neighbouring sixth-century communities differed.
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Video: Pula’s Roman City Becomes a Stage for Light Art
Over three September evenings, Visualia brought projections and installations to Pula’s historic centre. The programme reached the Roman Forum and Small Roman Theatre.
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AI Assists in Finding the Rules of Ancient Roman Board Game
A marked stone from Coriovallum fits several simulated blocking games. The study narrows the possibilities without recovering the exact rules Roman players used.