and used a combination of 3D mapping and AI techniques to detect ink and decipher letter shapes within segments of scrolls known as the Herculaneum papyri, which had been digitally scanned.

Nearly 2,000 years after they were buried the scrolls are still to spill their secrets READ MORE: Plato's final hours ...

We know this from archaeological evidence found at the best-preserved sites of Roman Italy — Pompeii, Herculaneum, Ostia and Rome ... The smoke and smells of animal fat burning on open altars ...

There are several examples of altars to Roman gods and goddesses which have been recovered along the length of the Antonine Wall. Many have been dedicated to Victory, the Roman goddess of victory ...

One of only three altars to survive from Roman Manchester and the first inscription to be found since the 19th century.The Roman altar was set up by a man called Aelius Victor in honour of the ...

Archaeologists identified the stone as a 1,900-year-old Roman altar honoring an unexpected deity, the society said. A photo shows the worn gray artifact. What are we learning about the past?