Smithsonian Magazine

Ancient Romans Put Their Faith in Guardian Spirits. Archaeologists Just Found a Rare 1,600-Year-Old Carving of One in Northern England

Known as a “genius,” the protective spirit or deity was believed to bring good fortune and prosperity to a particular person, ...

Women on ancient Roman farms were in charge of making wine, oil – and profits. Historians dismissed them as ‘housekeepers’

Many historians assumed ancient Roman farm women were housekeepers. A closer look suggests female managers oversaw wine ...

Quote of the day by Marcus Aurelius: 'The only wealth which you will keep forever is the wealth you have given away' and how money gains its true value only when it is …

A wealthy Roman citizen walks through the crowded markets of the Subura. His pockets are heavy with silver coins as he buys ...

What one of Emperor Hadrian's latrines is telling us about the durability of Roman concrete

One of the many marvels of the Roman world is that some of its buildings are still with us. But why have they lasted for so ...
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3D scans revealed a lost neighborhood buried inside Pompeii’s ruins

Roughly fifteen to twenty-five percent of Pompeii remains unexcavated even after two and a half centuries of digging, a ...