Jon Coulston, who has died of cancer aged 67, was a leading scholar on the iconography of Trajan’s column in Rome, one of the most detailed military monuments to survive from the Roman Empire.

Criterion (iv): The Frontiers of the Roman Empire – Dacia is a remarkable example of Roman military architecture and technological development. The property testifies to the versatility and ...

Scientists say they have proven the authenticity of several Roman coins — providing evidence that an emperor disregarded as fake might in fact have been real. But not everyone agrees.

Several Roman coins first discovered in 1713 were long believed to be forgeries. But now, scientists say they are most likely authentic. The new analysis is described in a study out this week in ...

Perhaps in a hurry or perhaps planning ahead, someone buried a treasure trove but never returned. A metal detectorist in Romania just found it 1,700 years later. The metal detectorist stumbled ...

Archeological studies have established that Dacia, a Roman province that overlaps with modern-day Romania, was cut off from the rest of the empire around 260 A.D.

Domitian’s murder marked the end of the Flavian dynasty and changed the rules of succession. Nerva and Trajan (ruled 96 – 98 AD, 98 – 117 AD) were not born to rule, but were chosen for the job.

Previous studies suggested the ancient Roman province of Dacia – a region overlapping modern-day Romania and known for its gold mines – was cut off from the rest of the Roman empire in around ...

The province of Dacia, which was cut off from the rest of the Roman empire in around 260 AD, was a region prized for its gold mines and mineral resources, according to UCL.

Scientists say they have proven the authenticity of several Roman coins — providing evidence that an emperor disregarded as fake might in fact have been real. But not everyone agrees.

The province of Dacia, which was cut off from the rest of the Roman empire in around 260 AD, was a region prized for its gold mines and mineral resources, according to UCL.