Travel + Leisure

This 350-mile Path Is Italy’s Oldest Road—and It Runs Through Idyllic Landscapes and Stunning Beach Towns

Driving Rome’s “Queen of Roads” revealed beach towns, buried arenas, and new archaeological discoveries mile by mile.
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As divers mapped Baiae's sunken resort, they found an ancient relic: a mosaic that emperors likely once walked on

Baiae once served as the ultimate escape for Rome’s wealthiest citizens, a coastal retreat where politics faded into the ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Medieval Monks Wrote Over a Copy of an Ancient Star Catalog. Now, a Particle Accelerator Is Revealing the Long-Lost Original Text

The parchments initially contained references to a star catalog and maps created during the second century B.C.E.
Interesting Engineering

‘Birth of science’: Particle accelerator decodes ancient Greek star map hidden in text

Using the synchotron particle accelerator, scientists read the erased ancient text of a Hipparchus astronomical manuscript.
Greek Reporter

Greek and Roman Cooking Coexisted in One Ancient City of Italy

Archaeologists found Greek and Roman cooking pots in one Roman city were made the same way, revealing shared daily life.
Smithsonian Magazine

Afghanistan Was a Crossroad of the Ancient World, Where Hellenistic Culture Blended With Buddhist Influences

Alexander the Great conquered the region around 329 B.C.E., leaving behind Greek and Macedonian settlers who intermarried ...