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The new research adds context to a long-standing debate about the role lead pollution and poisoning may have played in the ...

The Roman Empire was one of the most powerful and influential civilizations in history, leaving behind an extraordinary legacy. From innovative architecture to impressive engineering feats ...

See how much you really know about ancient Rome – and fill in the gaps... Tataryn/Wikimedia Commons/CC BY-SA 3.0 The Roman Empire is rightly heralded as perhaps the most influential empire in history, ...

Lead pollution might sound like a modern problem, but people were subjected to significant levels during antiquity, too.

Learn how researchers examined lead levels in ice cores dating back to the Roman Empire, and found concentrations high enough ...

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A study analyzing Arctic ice cores reveals that lead pollution during the Roman Empire's height contributed to an estimated 2 ...

Archaeologists discovered a silver amulet containing an 18-line text showing the oldest known devotion to Christianity north ...