The tunnel connected the emperor's box, positioned prominently on the south side of the Colosseum, to the amphitheater’s exterior. This strategic design allowed the ruler to enter and exit without ...

An underground tunnel network long rumored thanks to drawings by Leonardo da Vinci under Milan’s Sforza Castle is now proven ...

Hundreds of coins that depict Cleopatra VII have been discovered in an Egyptian temple. The archaeologist who led the team ...

The Commodus Passage was a later addition to the Colosseum that allowed emperors to visit the arena without encountering the ...

The corridor, attributed to Emperor Commodus who reigned between 180 and 192 CE, is infamous for its association with the ...

The city of Houchengzui in northern China is an archaeological site dating back more than 4,000 years. Back then, it was a heavily armoured place with three concentric defensive walls, turrets, ...

A resident of a southwest German town working on a construction project unearthed a stash of medieval coins minted around 1320 AD. The value of the roughly 1,600 coins recovered was deemed enough to ...

The dig might have uncovered some of the earliest victims of the Black Death, and other tantalizing clues about medieval life in the citadel. The Chapel Royal of St Peter ad Vincula at the Tower of ...

That's starting to change. Recent advances in East African archaeology reveal advanced civilizations that established international trade relationships and developed powerful and practical ...

The newly restored underground corridor, once reserved for the emperor's hidden walk to his honor box, still bears clamps ...