SQUILLACE, Italy, July 24 (UPI) -- The foundation of the ancient city of Scylletium could rest just yards offshore from the Italian town of Squillace, local officials said Friday.
LONDON, Jan. 20 (UPI) -- A British archaeologist says soldiers in the Persian Empire may have used poisonous gases on the ancient Roman city of Dura in eastern Syria.
HAIFA, Israel, Aug. 27 (UPI) -- Archaeologists in Israel said they’ve discovered a footprint from the sandal of a Roman soldier during an excavation of the ancient city of Hippos.
ROME, July 25 (UPI) -- Italian archaeologists say they have discovered the ruins of an ancient Roman official's home buried under a palazzo at the edge of the Roman forum.
ALBANY, N.Y., Feb. 12 (UPI) -- Some are convinced Valentine's Day was created by card companies, but it dates back to the ancient Roman festival of Lupercalia. Anthony Aveni, who wrote a book
