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Yellow citrons.
ancient

In Ancient Rome, Citrus Fruits Were Status Symbols

A new study shows how the taste for citrons, lemons, and pomelos evolved.
Natasha Frost July 25, 2017
Glass floors reveal layers of underlying history.
Lecce, Italy

Museo Faggiano

One man's quest to fix his toilet unearthed over 5,000 artifacts spanning more than 2,000 years of history.
Chatham, New York

Taconic Sculpture Park

Three acres of mythology-inspired sculptures are visible from the highway.
A glirarium, or dormouse fattener.
objects of intrigue

The Dormouse-Fattening Jars of Ancient Rome

For the plumpest, tastiest rodents.
Carly Silver June 26, 2017
A aerial view of the Masada fortress.
Masada, Israel

Masada

This daunting 1st century fortress was purportedly the site of one of the most dramatic revolts of the Jewish-Roman wars.
Permanently Closed
The statue was unveiled in 2012.
Bucharest, Romania

Trajan and Wolf Statue

One of the most controversial statues in Romania is an emperor with no clothes.
architecture

Found: Cat's Paw Print on a Roman Roof Tile

It was unusual for cats to tread on drying clay.
Sarah Laskow June 1, 2017
Rome, Italy

Cloaca Maxima

The "Great Sewer" of ancient Rome is one of the oldest sewer systems in the world, and is still in use.
One of Caligula's sunken pleasure ships, retrieved from the bottom of Lake Nemi in the 1920s.
ships

Divers in Italy Are Searching for Caligula’s Last, Lost Pleasure Ship

The Roman emperor's prized boats boasted marble, gold, and running water.
Cara Giaimo April 10, 2017
The silver ring.
roads

Found: A Silver Snake Ring Dating Back to Roman Britain

An excavation in northern England has found clues to its past.
Sarah Laskow April 7, 2017
A detail of a fawn.
houses

Found: Roman-Era Mosaics Dating Back to the First Century

For interior decorating inspiration.
Sarah Laskow April 6, 2017
Saints Justus and Pastor... or Castor and Pollux?
Barcelona, Spain

Basilica of Saints Justus and Pastor

Possibly the oldest church in Barcelona, this basilica has its pagan and Christian mythologies all mixed up.
The church sits just outside the Vatican on the grounds of the Russian Embassy.
Rome, Italy

Saint Catherine Russian Orthodox Church

The first Russian Orthodox church in the Catholic city of Rome in almost a thousand years.
A gift from Mussolini to the city of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, Ohio

Twin Lakes Capitoline Wolf

Mussolini gave Cincinnati a bronze statue of Romulus and Remus suckling at a wolf's teats.
Some fascina in the Musée Saint-Remi in Reims, France.
objects of intrigue

Romans Used to Ward Off Sickness With Flying Penis Amulets

Maybe it worked?
Carly Silver December 28, 2016
tombs

Found: A Roman Tombstone Buried in the New York City Suburbs

Dated 54 A.D., it belonged to a tax collector.
Sarah Laskow December 7, 2016
The epitaph to the unknown London girl
London, England

Tomb of the Unknown London Girl

The remains of an ancient Roman teenager are memorialized at the base of a modern London landmark.
Cats lounging on ancient architecture
Rome, Italy

Torre Argentina (Roman Cat Sanctuary)

Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.