Smithsonian Magazine

Why Was This Ancient Roman Soldier’s Gravestone Hidden in a Louisiana Backyard? Archaeologists Solved the Mystery—and Helped Return the Artifact to Italy

The funerary marker, which surfaced on a New Orleans property last year, once belonged to a Roman soldier who died nearly ...
Scientific American

Female beast hunters battled leopards in ancient Rome

Mosaic depictions of a weapon-wielding female gladiator are the first physical evidence showing women in ancient Rome could ...
Smithsonian Magazine

A Woman Buried in an Elaborate Roman Coffin With Precious Grave Goods Was ‘Clearly Cherished by Her Family and Her Community,’ Archaeologists Say

A new exhibition in Colchester, England, site of the first capital of Roman Britain, explores the "Lexden Lady" and her collection of treasures ...
L'Italo-Americano

Italy’s original waffle cookie: the story of Abruzzo’s ferratelle

Those irons were essential to make ferratelle, one of the oldest and most recognizable sweets from Abruzzo and parts of ...