Ancient Greek polybolos machine gun is one of the most fascinating warfare inventions in antiquity, shooting and reloading multiple bolts.

In 89 BCE, when the residents of Pompeii rebelled against Rome, the Empire pulled no punches in its attempts to quell the ...

Cinema in Ancient Greece began with Philion and Heron, who crafted automated theaters, bringing stories to life through motion and spectacle.

The ancient city of Pompeii is one of those archaeological sites that keeps on giving with one discovery after another. While ...

In 1901, divers recovered a shoebox-size, gear-filled box from a 2,000-year-old shipwreck on the floor of the Mediterranean Sea. Ever since, the enigmatic box—known as the Antikythera Mechanism—has ...

Learn how a Roman polybolos unleashed rapid-fire projectiles during the siege of Pompeii.

It is a spectacle that has come to embody our perception of the Roman world and, in Gladiator, inspired a box-office smash that scooped a Best Picture Oscar. Now, the thrilling, bloodthirsty history ...

The tallest pyramid ever constructed in Egypt, the Great Pyramid, was considered to be a "wonder of the world" by ancient writers. Some 4,500 years ago, the ancient Egyptians built the Great Pyramid ...

Researchers have been left stunned after discovering Romans used what has been described as an "ancient machine gun" to ...