Did Roman soldiers under General Lucius Cornelius Sulla use the world’s first machine gun in their siege to subdue the rebel ...

Photograph of the presumed arrow marks by a polybolos in the northern wall of Pompeii. Credit: A. Rossi et al. A team of Italian researchers has discovered markings on the walls of Pompeii that could ...

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This story is a collaboration with Biography.com. Mysterious damage patterns on a 2,000-year-old fortress are rewriting what we know about Roman firepower. If the ancient world had its own version of ...

Benjamin holds a Master's degree in anthropology from University College London and has previously worked in the fields of psychedelic neuroscience and mental health. Benjamin holds a Master's degree ...

The ruins of Pompeii continue to reshape history, this time shedding light on the military technology of the ancient world. A team from the University of Campania in Italy, led by researcher Adriana ...

Pompeii's archaeological excavations have primarily centred on the severe eruption of Mount Vesuvius during AD 79; however, new investigations have shifted the spotlight to a violent chapter nearly ...

Researchers have uncovered evidence that a weapon known as the polybolos—or multi-thrower—was used during the Roman conquest of Pompeii. Originally invented in classical-era Greece, the weapon used a ...