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 A depiction of the Roman triumph celebrating the conquest of Jerusalem on the Arch of Titus in Rome, featuring the menorah and other items taken from the Second Temple.

The story of Passover: Jewish-Roman wars and the power of friendship

By JACOB SIVAK
Villa of Vedius Pollio in Naples, Italy

Japanese researchers identify lost villa of Roman Emperor Augustus in Italy

 The Motza mosaic: Embedded with love by the Motza community, 2023.

Motza mosaicists: Putting an ancient Roman mosaic floor back together

By SARA MANOBLA
 Yonatan Frankel and the lamp that he found.

Roman soldiers' 1,600-year-old oil lamp found by high schooler

A fresco covers the wall at the room of an ancient domus during archaeological excavations in the ancient archeological site of Pompeii, Italy, in this handout photo obtained by Reuters on March 25, 2024.

Pompeii building site reveals ancient Roman construction methods

By REUTERS
 Photo from the Caesar Trail.

Come visit the Caesar Trail

By ITZIK MAROM
Greg Crawley and the ancient Roman statue he unearthed.

Construction worker stumbles upon 1800-year-old Roman statue in England

A Roman head of the God Mercury has been found at Smallhythe in Kent

Ancient Roman god head stumbled upon by English archaeologists

 The excavation of the Israel Antiquities Authority at Megiddo

1,800-year-old Roman Legionary Base discovered at Tel Megiddo

 A new study conducted in the ancient Roman ruins of Houten-Castellum in the Netherlands claims Ancient Romans used poisonous nightshade as a hallucinogenic drug. (Illustrative)

Ancient Romans used hallucinogenic drugs, new study shows

Alzheimer’s may stem from modern lifestyles, new study suggests

 A statue of Emperor Constantine.

Paganism to Christianity: Roman temple reveals ancient cultural blending

 An illustrative depiction of Scythians.

How a 2nd century man from the Russian steppe died in Roman Britain - study

View of the Interamna Lirenas excavation from above and from the North. Photograph taken in September 2023. The remains of the theatre can be seen in the centre, with the remains of the basilica behind it.

Obsessed with the Roman Empire? Archaeologists just made a major discovery

 From right to left: Dr. Asaf Gayer, Oriya Amichay Dr. Eitan Klein and Amir Ganor with their findings

National Geographic lists Israel's Roman swords as top find of 2023

Painting from the tomb of Nebamun show the New Kingdom period accountant Nebamun hunting birds in the marshes of Egypt.

What would Cleopatra and Augustus look like today? Check it out

By Walla!
A long section of the Upper Aqueduct to Jerusalem was uncovered in archaeological excavations at Giv‘at HaMatos

Ancient aqueduct from time of Roman occupation discovered in Jerusalem

 The Destruction of the Temple of Jerusalem by Francesco Hayez

Jewish men (and women) think about the Roman Empire all the time. We can’t avoid it

By Benjamin Resnick/JTA