Lead pollution likely dropped the average IQ in ancient Rome by 2.5 to 3 points, a study found. The research is based on an analysis of lead concentrations in ice cores extracted from Greenland.

Archaeologists uncovered walls that date back to between the 9th and 13th century, be part of the Patriarchate. The discovery stems from construction and renovation for the Vatican’s 2025 Jubilee.

Public ceremonies, lavish processions, and temporary wooden arches were commonplace after victory in Ancient Rome. But during the ... the spoils of war, would lead the processions through the ...