In the 1st century A.D. the Roman Imperial authorities began to exploit the gold deposits of this region in north-west Spain, using a technique based on hydraulic power. After two centuries of working ...

A BOY was shocked when he stumbled across an "exceptionally rare" gold bracelet while on a walk ... in the bracelet was sparked again when a Roman settlement was uncovered in the same area he ...

Stunned Rowan, from Bognor, Sussex, found the 'exceptionally rare' gold treasure during a dog ... picking stuff up off the floor. In the Roman empire, bracelets were usually worn by ladies as ...

Archaeologists unveiled a 1900-year-old gold ring with a holographic image in the grave of Aebutia Quarta, a Roman noblewoman, shedding new light on ancient artistic techniques and mourning practices.

The Roman Empire began in 27BC when Augustus became the first official Roman emperor. At its height, it spanned as far west as northern England and as far east as Syria. Life in the Roman Empire ...

Two gold coins from the days of the Roman Empire have been found in Norfolk and added to a collection dubbed the 'Broads Hoard'. A 'treasure' inquest has been opened into the two coins ...

A boy found a rare gold Roman bracelet in a field - where it had lain for 2,000 years. Rowan Brannan, 12, was walking with mum Amanda, 44, when he spotted the band dating back to the first century ...

For the chariot racers of Rome, one particular breed of horse was prized above all else: the Berber. It had a convex-shaped head, and a powerful neck that enabled it to pull the chariots at great ...

She disapproved of the idea that Prince Philip was to accompany the Queen in the Gold State Coach on their way to the Coronation in 1953, but she was impressed by Prince Philip’s scientific ...

A gold bracelet found by a Sussex schoolboy on a dog walk has been verified to date back to the year 1AD. The Roman band was spotted by Rowan Brannan as he and his mum walked through a field in the ...

"I feel good. I was dreaming of becoming the queen of the hammer throw," she told reporters. "I have been injured and came right back from it and won an Olympic medal." It was the second athletics ...