The ancient city of Rome became the heart of a sprawling empire that lasted for hundreds of years, and we're still unearthing ship-loads of Roman artifacts, mystifying treasures and even forts around 2,000 years later.
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Roman emperor Caligula's 2,000-year-old garden unearthed near the Vatican
The gardens overlooking the Tiber river in Italy once belonged to an infamous Roman emperor.
2,000-year-old funerary urn found in Spain contains the world's oldest known liquid wine
Scientists discovered the oldest known wine in liquid form inside a Roman-era tomb in Spain.
2,000-year-old Roman military sandal with nails for traction found in Germany
Archaeologists used X-rays to analyze the remains of a sandal unearthed near a Roman fort in Bavaria.
1,600-year-old coin discovered in Channel Islands features Roman emperor killed by invading Goths
Archaeologists on the Channel Islands off the coast of France have found two coins from the Roman era.
1,700-year-old 'emergency hoard' of coins dates to last revolt of Jews against Roman rule
Many of the silver and bronze coins were minted during the Gallus Revolt during the Roman era.
'It was not a peaceful crossing': Hannibal's troops linked to devastating fire 2,200 years ago in Spain
Researchers think a farmhouse in the Pyrenees was set on fire by Carthaginian troops on their way to attack Rome.
1,900-year-old Roman legionary fortress unearthed next to UK cathedral
Ongoing excavations have revealed Roman ruins that were once part of a legionary fortress.
1,700-year-old Roman shipwreck was stuffed to the gills with fish sauce when it sank
The wreck near a beach on Mallorca gives a snapshot of sea trade in late Roman times.
