A Gladiator's Marble-Etched Epitaph Is Found in an Ancient Roman Necropolis(smithsonianmag.com)4 points by bryanrasmussen 1 year ago | 0 comments
How Has Roman Concrete Lasted for Millennia? 1,900-Year-Old Latrine Offers Clues(smithsonianmag.com)249 points by divbzero 3 months ago | 196 comments
A Tiny Typo May Explain Centuries-Old Mystery Bout Chaucer's 'Canterbury Tales'(smithsonianmag.com)26 points by keepamovin 1 year ago | 7 comments
Found: Medieval Cargo Ship – Largest Vessel of Its Kind Ever(smithsonianmag.com)146 points by bookofjoe 9 months ago | 39 comments
Drought in Iraq reveals tombs created 2,300 years ago(smithsonianmag.com)152 points by pseudolus 1 year ago | 24 comments
Seurat Most Famous for Paris Park Painting Yet Half His Paintings Were Seascapes(smithsonianmag.com)23 points by bookofjoe 7 months ago | 7 comments
