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Archaeologists In France Just Found Two Ancient Roman ‘Piggy Banks’ Filled With 40,000 Coins

While excavating a settlement that was lost to a fire in the 4th century C.E., researchers found one storage jar filled with 23,000 coins weighing in at 83 pounds as well as another jar packed with 18,000 coins that weighed 110 pounds.

By Ainsley Brown • Dec 10, 2025

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Archaeologists In France Just Found Two Ancient Roman ‘Piggy Banks’ Filled With 40,000 Coins

While excavating a settlement that was lost to a fire in the 4th century C.E., researchers found one storage jar filled with 23,000 coins weighing in at 83 pounds as well as another jar packed with 18,000 coins that weighed 110 pounds.

By Ainsley Brown • December 10, 2025

A Goat Herder In Turkey Just Discovered An Ornately Carved Roman-Era Funerary Stele

The stele dates to between the first and third centuries C.E. and depicts a man and a woman alongside an inscription in Greek.

By Kaleena Fraga • Dec 8, 2025

A Goat Herder In Turkey Just Discovered An Ornately Carved Roman-Era Funerary Stele

The stele dates to between the first and third centuries C.E. and depicts a man and a woman alongside an inscription in Greek.

By Kaleena Fraga • December 8, 2025

Archaeologists In Bulgaria Just Uncovered An 1,800-Year-Old Roman Wedding Ring Made Of Gold

Weighing a whopping 23 grams, this ring is adorned with parallel grooves on each side as well as an image of a married couple in the center.

By Ainsley Brown • Dec 8, 2025

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Archaeologists In Bulgaria Just Uncovered An 1,800-Year-Old Roman Wedding Ring Made Of Gold

Weighing a whopping 23 grams, this ring is adorned with parallel grooves on each side as well as an image of a married couple in the center.

By Ainsley Brown • December 8, 2025

A Sinkhole That Opened By The Pantheon Has Revealed An Ancient Roman Street

The paving was laid around the time of the Pantheon's original construction between 27 and 25 B.C.

By Natasha Ishak • Dec 8, 2025

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A Sinkhole That Opened By The Pantheon Has Revealed An Ancient Roman Street

The paving was laid around the time of the Pantheon's original construction between 27 and 25 B.C.

By Natasha Ishak • December 8, 2025

A Secret Knights Templar Crypt Was Found Beneath A Polish Church — And It Could Contain The Holy Grail

The mysterious band of Catholic warriors was said to be keepers of the Holy Grail — the cup of Christ that they purportedly found during the Crusades.

By Marco Margaritoff • Dec 6, 2025

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A Secret Knights Templar Crypt Was Found Beneath A Polish Church — And It Could Contain The Holy Grail

The mysterious band of Catholic warriors was said to be keepers of the Holy Grail — the cup of Christ that they purportedly found during the Crusades.

By Marco Margaritoff • December 6, 2025

The Unbelievable Stories Behind 11 Of History’s Weirdest Events

A Great Emu War in Australia, a "meat shower" in Kentucky, and a medieval trial involving the exhumed corpse of a pope are just a few of the strangest events from history.

By Austin Harvey • Dec 5, 2025

The Unbelievable Stories Behind 11 Of History’s Weirdest Events

A Great Emu War in Australia, a "meat shower" in Kentucky, and a medieval trial involving the exhumed corpse of a pope are just a few of the strangest events from history.

By Austin Harvey • December 5, 2025

New Research Suggests That A Volcanic Eruption May Have Triggered A ‘Butterfly Effect’ That Caused The Black Death

A volcanic eruption in 1345 may have caused lower temperatures in Europe, thereby forcing Europeans to import more grain from the Black Sea — inadvertently introducing the plague to overcrowded medieval cities.

By Austin Harvey • Dec 5, 2025

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New Research Suggests That A Volcanic Eruption May Have Triggered A ‘Butterfly Effect’ That Caused The Black Death

A volcanic eruption in 1345 may have caused lower temperatures in Europe, thereby forcing Europeans to import more grain from the Black Sea — inadvertently introducing the plague to overcrowded medieval cities.

By Austin Harvey • December 5, 2025

Ancient Roman Mosaic Found In England Depicts A ‘Long-Lost’ Version Of The Trojan War

Experts have now determined that the Ketton mosaic depicts a rare version of the Trojan War's climax from Phrygians, a play by the famous Greek dramatist Aeschylus that has since been lost to history.

By Ainsley Brown • Dec 5, 2025

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Ancient Roman Mosaic Found In England Depicts A ‘Long-Lost’ Version Of The Trojan War

Experts have now determined that the Ketton mosaic depicts a rare version of the Trojan War's climax from Phrygians, a play by the famous Greek dramatist Aeschylus that has since been lost to history.

By Ainsley Brown • December 5, 2025

Scientists Able To See Preserved Dinosaur Embryos Inside 200-Million-Year-Old Eggs

"It's incredible that in more than 250 million years of reptile evolution, the way the skull develops in the egg remains more or less the same. Goes to show — you don't mess with a good thing."

By Marco Margaritoff • Dec 5, 2025

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Scientists Able To See Preserved Dinosaur Embryos Inside 200-Million-Year-Old Eggs

"It's incredible that in more than 250 million years of reptile evolution, the way the skull develops in the egg remains more or less the same. Goes to show — you don't mess with a good thing."

By Marco Margaritoff • December 5, 2025

How Did Leon Trotsky Die? Inside The Brutal Assassination Of The Russian Revolutionary

Despite building a guarded compound in Mexico City to protect himself, Leon Trotsky was killed in August 1940 by Ramón Mercader, a Soviet agent who pretended to be one of Trotsky's followers.

By Austin Harvey • Dec 4, 2025

How Did Leon Trotsky Die? Inside The Brutal Assassination Of The Russian Revolutionary

Despite building a guarded compound in Mexico City to protect himself, Leon Trotsky was killed in August 1940 by Ramón Mercader, a Soviet agent who pretended to be one of Trotsky's followers.

By Austin Harvey • December 4, 2025