A remarkable Roman mosaic found in Rutland turns out to tell a forgotten version of the Trojan War. Rather than Homer’s famous epic, it reflects a lost Greek tragedy by Aeschylus, featuring vivid ...
Researchers recently unveiled proof that Romans used a surprising ingredient in their medical treatments — and it's far from sanitary. The research focuses on a vessel that was unearthed in Pergamon, ...
An old, flattened piece of limestone inscribed with a crisscross of grooves looks like the board for a game, but for nearly a century, no one knew how the game was played. Now, researchers have used ...
Super Bowls eschew typical numbering conventions by using Roman numerals to convey which iteration of the game is being played. Here's how they work.
The Super Bowl LX logo at a press conference at the San Jose Convention Center. Kirby Lee / Imagn Images Deciphering what number Super Bowl it is can be tricky, due to the Roman numerals. But the ...
The Super Bowl is approaching, with NFL fans eager to watch the Seattle Seahawks face the New England Patriots in Santa Clara. As one of the few organizations still employing Roman numerals, the NFL’s ...
The Super Bowl is inbound, and NFL fans will watch as the Seattle Seahawks take on the New England Patriots in Santa Clara. As one of the rare organizations still using them, the NFL's choice adds a ...
Super Bowl LX is mere days away. For the Arabic-numeral-minded among the NFL fandom, which should be all but a handful of double-fisting Latin football superfans, that's Super Bowl 60. The use of ...