The Roman Empire’s massive mining industry polluted Europe’s atmosphere with lead.

This site would be of little more than anecdotal interest were it not for the very interesting texts on Roman civilization.

Fires have been a threat to humans for millions of years, therefore seeing how ancient Greeks fought them is important.

A mix of ancient divinities, Aphrodite was patron over love, beauty, fertility, and war. But the venerated Greek deity has a ...

This Roman battle tactic stands as one of their greatest failures, remembered for its lack of foresight and disastrous ...

The mass production of silver coins in the Roman Empire had an unintended effect: spewing so much lead into the atmosphere ...

The exhibition, with the theme of "Classical and Glory" Ancient Greek and Roman Sculpture Arts, will continue its tour in ...

Using Arctic ice core samples, researchers estimate silver mining and smelting released enough lead during the Pax Romana to ...

A new study turned to Arctic ice core records between 500 BCE through 600 CE to find a link between lead pollution and ...

New research suggests that lead pollution from ancient Roman mining and metal production may have lowered intelligence levels across the Empire.

New research finds that pollution from ancient silver and lead mining during the Roman Empire resulted in lowered ...

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