In 43 AD, Rome launched its invasion of Britain, aiming to expand its empire. The Roman forces, led by Aulus Plautius, met a ...

At an emergency summit of European Union leaders in Brussels, the building blocks of a putative empire were beginning to take ...

The UK has many places with long and complicated histories, but only one is officially recognised as the oldest city. It was ...

A Romana-British metal artwork of a panther is believed to show the severed head of a barbarian.

The transformation of the Roman Empire into what modern historians call Byzantium was not a single event but a gradual ...

A major Roman settlement discovered in Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, will feature on BBC Two’s Digging for Britain.

Grave 109 at Oakington is a rare triple burial, holding the remains of a female infant, a young woman (left) and an older woman (center). Duncan Sayer The soldiers arrived in “three ships of war, with ...

New research suggests the mysterious Roman-era “Beachy Head Woman” was likely from Britain, not the Mediterranean or ...

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has suggested Britain should drop "Great" from its name and compared the country to ...

British Museum hails record-breaking year for archaeological discoveries – thanks largely to metal detectorists ...

A village in Gloucestershire is set to appear on the BBC Two series, Digging For Britain, later this month, after an ...

More treasure was found in Norfolk in 2024 than in any other county in England, according to the latest record-breaking figures. Metal detectorists reported 138 finds in the county, compared with 110 ...