(Bloomberg) -- Egypt said it has requested the return of the 4,000-year-old mummified remains of a priest whose removal from display at a Glasgow museum due to ethical concerns sparked debate in Scotland. Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum in Scotland’s largest…
A 2,000 year-old Roman mosaic has been unveiled at a shopping mall in England. The ancient artwork has been initially discovered by construction workers building the shopping mall in southeast England back in 1988 but due to insufficient funding to study the…
An Iron Age ruler who helped trigger the Roman invasion of Britain nearly 2,000 years ago may have been a woman, according to new archaeological research. The findings challenge the long-held belief that Verica, a powerful ruler in southern Britain, was…
Aspasia was born in Greece in the fifth century BC. She and Pericles, the great general and politician, fell deeply in love. What else is known about her? Not a lot. And yet she was famous in her own time,…
The oracles, especially the ones of Delphi, were quite important in Ancient Greece, as consultation of the gods was one of the cornerstones of Greek religion. Regardless of what made the Pythia utter the oracle, no matter how ambiguous, there…
ONLINE EMBARGO 00.01 GMT, 05/11/26 An Iron Age British king was actually female, reveals new research. The study shows that Verica, who was central to the Roman invasion of Britain in A.D. 43, was in fact a woman. Verica was ruler of the Atrebates,…
A ruler linked to Rome’s invasion of Britain may have been a woman rather than the man described in many historical accounts. A new interpretation of ancient coins and written sources challenges the familiar identity of Verica, a powerful figure…
In its lead story on the rejection of the Italian ultimatum and the general mobilization, the newspaper reported: “Italy demanded today, at six o’clock in the morning, the unconditional surrender of Greece, threatening, in the event of refusal, to occupy…
www.yoursun.com ONLINE EMBARGO 00.01 GMT, 05/11/26 Gold coin of Verica with a naked horse-riding female warrior with a spear and VIR (for Verica) and REX. // An Iron Age British king was actually female, reveals new research.The study shows that…
Ancient coins suggest a forgotten queen helped change British history, but not everyone is convinced. “Verica is assumed to have been male because of the patriarchal mindset of 19th-century classical historians,” Dr. Russell said. “Verica was not only critical to…
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