October 20, 2015 Greece: Anti-austerity protesters take campaign to Acropolis site in Athens Greek civil servants protesting mass staff cuts took their campaign to the gates of the ancient Acropolis on Friday, after the government announced that 500 workers at the culture ministry would be suspended next month.
October 20, 2015 Gladiator Gatorade: Ancient fighters drank tangy 'sports drink' Long before modern athletes recharged with post-workout drinks, ancient gladiators may have guzzled an ash-filled beverage laden with electrolytes a Roman-era equivalent of a sports drink.
October 20, 2015 Wall collapse at Pompeii: Italian archaeologists call emergency meeting, seek answers Italy’s top cultural official scheduled an emergency for Tuesday morning after heavy rains led to the collapse of a section of wall in ancient Pompeii, the famous city buried by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 79 A.D.
October 20, 2015 Ancient skeletons dug up at Florence's Uffizi Work to expand the Uffizi Gallery's exhibit space has unearthed an ancient cemetery with dozens of skeletons archaeologists say might have been victims of the plague or some other epidemic that swept through Florence during the 4th or 5th century.
October 20, 2015 Skeleton of ancient prince reveals Roman life The skeletonized body of an Etruscan prince, possibly a relative to Tarquinius Priscus, the legendary fifth king of Rome from 616 to 579 B.C., has been brought to light in an extraordinary finding that promises to reveal new insights on one of the ancient world’s most fascinating cultures.
October 20, 2015 Stunning Byzantine mosaic uncovered in Israel Archaeologists have uncovered an "extraordinary" mosaic that would've been used as the floor of a public building during the Byzantine Period in what is today Israel, the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) announced.
October 20, 2015 Ancient shipwreck discovered near Aeolian Islands The divers descended 410 feet into dark Mediterranean waters off Italy, their lights revealing the skeleton of a ship that sank thousands of years ago when Rome was a world power.
October 20, 2015 2,300-year-old village discovered in Israel Archaeologists in Israel have uncovered the remains of an ancient rural town that was occupied 2,300 years ago.
January 13, 2015 Pompeii exhibition brings doomed town to life Pompeii is the little Roman town that became a byword for sudden, violent death -- but a new exhibition at the British Museum wants it to be equally famous for raucous, exuberant life.
January 13, 2015 Life and death in Pompeii and Herculaneum Pompeii is the little Roman town that became a byword for sudden, violent death. A new exhibition at the British Museum -- which opens Thursday and runs to Sept. 29 -- wants it to be equally famous for raucous, exuberant.
