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Looking up to the glass floor.
Athens, Greece

Roman Tomb in Zara

The ruins of an ancient Roman tomb hidden in the basement of a trendy clothing store.
Detail of the chain.
Istanbul, Turkey

Golden Horn Chain

A section of the long chain that blocked enemy ships from entering Constantinople.
The hotel.
Rome, Italy

Palazzo Naiadi Roman Baths

Ancient ruins hidden underneath a modern luxury hotel.
The amphitheater.
Caerleon, Wales

Caerleon Amphitheatre

This Roman amphitheater is said to be King Arthur's legendary Round Table.
A modern attempt to recreate garum.
Gastro Obscura

Garum

In ancient Rome, this fermented fish sauce sparked a booming industry.
Gastro Obscura

Liquore all'Alloro

If there is anything that should rest on its laurels, it’s probably this laurel-infused digestif.
The piece of timber.
London, England

Roman Wharf Timber

The 2,000-year-old beam is tucked within the pedestrian entrance to the old London Bridge.
Roman Walls of Cardiff Castle
Cardiff, Wales

Roman Walls of Cardiff Castle

The castle still holds traces of the abandoned Roman fort it was built atop.
The papyrus before conservation.
medieval

A 2,000-Year-Old Mystery Papyrus Reveals Its Secrets

For centuries, no one could read it.
Sarah Laskow July 13, 2018
Bavay Ancient Forum.
Bavay, France

Bavay Ancient Forum

These ruins reveal the remarkably intact layout of a Roman marketplace.
It's unclear how they died but we know it was brutal.
archaeology

Found in the Trash: The Roman Graves of Two Unfortunate, Legless Men

Something very bad happened here.
Christina Ayele Djossa June 22, 2018
The city of Bassania is no longer a legend.
roman

Found: An Untouched 2,000-Year-Old City in Albania

The hilly ruins remained lost for centuries.
Christina Ayele Djossa June 19, 2018
Gladiators fight in this mosaic from the Villa Borghese.
food

Gladiator Diets Were Carb-Heavy, Fattening, and Mostly Vegetarian

To survive the arena, they ate a mash of barley and beans.
Ryleigh Nucilli June 18, 2018
Nicopolis.
Preveza, Greece

Nicopolis

The ruins of this monumental city founded by the first Roman Emperor are strangely overlooked by most travelers.
<em>Het melkmeisje</em>, <em>The Milkmaid</em>, Johannes Vermeer c. 1660.
food

Remembering When Only Barbarians Drank Milk

"Butter eater" was once a terrible insult.
Mark Kurlansky May 29, 2018
Roman circus of Tarragona.
Tarragona, Spain

Roman Circus and Praetorian Tower

Long tunnels run under the ancient chariot racing circuit to the tower.
The Arabic inscription, which contains a verse from the Quran.
Palermo, Italy

Arabic Inscription of Palermo Cathedral

Why a column on the entrance is inscribed with a verse from the Quran is one of Sicily's many mysteries.
Basilica of San Vitale.
Ravenna, Italy

Basilica of San Vitale

This 6th-century church has the largest and best-preserved collection of Byzantine mosaics outside Constantinople.