The Roman Empire

The last inscription discovered in the urban area of ​​Neide also comes from a well in the cult district: a dedication to Mercurius Althaus by a soldier of the 22nd Legion, stationed in Mainz, dated September 9, 246 AD. Credit: S. Martins / AMF

International researchers begin investigating mysterious Roman temple in Frankfurt

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The German Research Foundation and the Swiss Science Foundation are funding research worth one million euros on one of the most significant archaeological finds in Roman Germany.
Ancient Palmyra, Syria. The competition between it and Neharda led to the destruction of the Jewish city. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Nehardea Chapter 4 and Final: The Destruction of Nehardea Between Persia and Palmyra: Who Really Destroyed the Babylonian Center of Torah?

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The article re-examines the identity of Papa bar Netzer, rejects the identification with Odintus of Palmyra, and suggests that the destruction of Nehardea in the third century CE was the result of a Palmyra invasion motivated by economic and competitive motives.
Archaeologists attribute these simple urns, buried as burial gifts in the 8th and 9th centuries AD, to the ancient Slavs. Credit: Archaeological Museum Zadar

Ancient skeleton genome reveals: Slavic people originated in large-scale migration from Eastern Europe after the fall of the Roman Empire

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Comprehensive DNA research suggests that the Slavicization of Europe resulted from a large population movement after the fall of the Roman Empire, rather than from language assimilation by local elites
A statue of Julius Caesar, a symbol of ancient Rome, reminds us of how history repeats itself. From Wikimedia

Climate change, epidemics, and groundwater pollution in ancient Rome: Will the disregard for science and the climate crisis lead us to the fall of the West?

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Two new studies (January 2025) reveal how natural climate change and lead water contamination shaped the social and health development of ancient Rome, highlighting the need to incorporate health aspects into climate risk assessment
Roman millstone in Ankara. Image: depositphotos.com

History by the side of the road

The road signs illustrated the power and domain of the Roman Empire
Zenovia takes one last look at the city of Tadmor. Painting by Herbert Schmaltz. From Wikimedia

Zenobia rebels against the Empire

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Zenobia was the queen of Tamar during the Roman rule in the region. After the king's death, she decided to rebel against the empire and conquered considerable territories, from the Nile to the Euphrates. Although her kingdom lasted not many years, she was recognized
The facilities of the fish industry from the Roman period in Ashkelon. Photo: Assaf Peretz, Antiquities Authority

Wine and fish sauce - evidence of the culinary preferences of the Romans 2000 years ago was uncovered in Ashkelon

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A knife sharpener using tools from the Roman period. Photo: shutterstock

AI economy Chapter 13 The development of craft and industry among the Jews of the Land of Israel in the Roman era

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Reconstruction of a Roman soldier's helmet. Axes for metals. Illustration: shutterstock

"Asher the Iron Mountain" - the economy of metals in the second century AD under the rule of the Romans

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A coin of Agrippa showing the portrait of Vespasian. From Wikipedia

The Hasmoneans - part 15 and last: Agrippa II - finished and not completed

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A 2000-year-old secret under the living room floor of a villa in Ein Kerem

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Map of the Roman Empire at its peak - 117 AD. Illustration: shutterstock

Dr. Yachiam whistles/all because of the sibling rivalry?!?

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