AUSTIN, Texas -- Two thousand years ago in Rome an artist sculpted a marble statue of a general's head. The bust ended up in a Bavarian King's museum in Germany centuries later before disappearing ...

Maritime archaeolgists discovered a wealth of other artifacts, as well. A bronze war relic dating back to 241 B.C. has been discovered in Sicilian waters, one of the most complete examples of such a ...

After the incredibly successful battle of River Amnias and conquest of Asia Minor, King Mithridates vi of Pontus felt ...

Underwater recovery off the Aegadian Islands in Sicily uncovered a Montefortino-style Roman war helmet. The helmet was likely part of the First Punic War from 241 B.C. Experts call the helmet one of ...

In the 6th century AD, during the reign of Emperor Justinian, the Roman Empire experienced an extraordinary resurgence, reconquering lands - including Italy, North Africa and Rome itself - that had ...