1+ week, 1+ day ago  (502+ words) A remarkable Roman cup discovered in central Spain is revealing links between Hadrian's Wall and the Hispanic soldiers who served there. The object was uncovered by chance in farmland in Berlanga de Duero, in the province of Soria. Despite being…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (378+ words) Archaeological investigations at a short-lived 16th-century Spanish settlement in southern Chile have uncovered a coin associated with its foundation. In 1584, colonists led by veteran navigator Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa established a fort called Ciudad Rey Don Felipe beside the Strait…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (520+ words) Livy (History of Rome 5. 6. 8-9) While there was still time before total blockade, the besieged may send "useless mouths" (the elderly, women, and children) away to reduce the threat of famine. But these would have to run the gauntlet between enemy…...