An earthquake-toppled house in the ancient city of Jerash is providing archaeologists with clues on how artisans constructed mosaics during the eighth century.

Article by Live Science. 15 August 2017.

JERASH, JORDAN—Live Science reports that archaeologists have unearthed the remains of an extravagant early Islamic period house in the city of Jerash.

When did Rome become an empire? Its coins hold a clue. Rome controlled only territory in Italy until 209 B.C.E., when it gained command over the Iberian Peninsula—which includes Spain and Portugal—during the Second Punic War against Carthage.

In 215BC the Roman republic was on the cusp of becoming a footnote in the pages of history. Hannibal and his Carthaginians were rampaging around Italy after trouncing its forces at the battles of Trebia, Trasimene and Cannae. Its allies were deserting en masse. Many of its generals were dead.

Scientists find that silver used came from mines on Iberian peninsula captured by Rome from Carthaginian leader.

Paper a at the International Goldschmidt conference (Paris).

Scientists show importance of Spanish mines to Rome becoming an ancient superpower.

BOGOMTALE. Antikken berigede os med mange ting, blandt andet nogle af de største arkitektoniske vidundere i verden. Et af dem var Artemistemplet, som lokkede rejsende til helt op til 1700-tallet, selvom templet på det tidspunkt var forsvundet fra jordens overflade.

For those living under the Carthaginian Empire, the defeat of general Hannibal would have been unmistakable. But its effect on the Roman Empire can be detected even today, historians have said, as they analyse the composition of ancient coins.