The sweat of ancient Greek and Roman athletes was a prized commodity believed to confer special health benefits.

The document is the longest Greek document found in the Judean Desert, spanning over 133 lines of written text.

Originating mainly from conquered regions like Messenia, the Helots were essential to the Spartan economy, allowing the Spartan citizens to dedicate ...

The world of the Roman Empire was not just one of legions, emperors, and conquests — it was also a world of legal disputes, ...

"This is the best-documented Roman court case from Judea apart from the trial of Jesus." In the 1950s, an ancient papyrus ...

Scientists have deciphered a 1,900-year-old papyrus that describes a court proceeding from the time of Roman occupation in ...

A new discovery from the Roman empire outlines a juicy case of second-century crime. Containing an extraordinary 133 lines of ...

The papyrus revealed how the imperial state dealt with financial crimes - specifically tax fraud involving slaves - in Judaea ...

The Greek document details a court case in ancient Palestine involving tax fraud and provides insight into trial preparations in the Roman Empire ...

Explore the fascinating narrative of forgery and tax evasion in ancient Rome through the discovery of a remarkable Greek ...

Although some movies and media depict ancient people as unclean, that’s not entirely accurate. The ancients had hygiene ...

The scroll, found in the Judean desert, has been painstakingly translated from Nabataean, an ancient Arabic language.