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All the latest information about discoveries from the world of ancient Romans. I encourage you to let me know about any Roman news and to indicate any corrections or inaccuracies. I try to search for material everywhere, but it is natural that not everything will be noticed by me.
Rowan Brannan, 12, from Bognor Regis, West Sussex, England, discovered a Roman gold military bracelet from the 1st century CE in April 2024 while walking his dog on the beach in Pagham. The bracelet, known as an armilla, was a decoration awarded to soldiers for bravery.
Archaeologists have discovered in Heerlen (southern Netherlands) a 2,000-year-old tomb of a Roman soldier named Flaccus, which provides the earliest evidence of Roman settlement in the region. The discovery was made in November 2024.
During the reconstruction of Piazza Pia in Rome, related to preparations for the Vatican’s Jubilee Year in 2025, Italian archaeologists found the remains of a portico and a garden belonging to Emperor Caligula (reigned 37-41 CE), known for his despotic rule.
A richly decorated small house without an atrium was discovered in Pompeii. The object was discovered on Via dell’Abbondanza, in the central part of the city. Excavation works are still ongoing.
The latest DNA research in Pompeii, published in Current Biology, challenges previous interpretations about people who died as a result of the eruption of Vesuvius. DNA analysis revealed that many traditional assumptions about gender and family relationships were wrong.
Roman villa Mutteron dei Frati, hidden in the Valgrande forest in Bibione (northeast Italy), provides valuable data on this complex complex, which had at least two residences. In March 2024, archaeologists discovered three new mosaics, including one large one made of black and white tiles (tesserae).
According to Pruszczańskie Stowarzyszenie Historyczno-Poszukiwawcze Faktoria, a Polish treasure hunter managed to find a treasure in a field in the Pomeranian Voivodeship in northern Poland a gold ring which, as it turned out, comes from ancient Rome. Red jasper shows a deer and the tree of life; dating back to the 1st-2nd centuries CE.
A fascinating discovery was made in Pompeii – frescoes depicting characters from Greek mythology have been preserved among the ruins of the ancient city. These unique paintings have survived for almost two thousand years, despite the eruption of Vesuvius that destroyed the city in 79 CE.
During the preparatory work for the 2025 Jubilee, fascinating remains of an ancient laundry (fullonica) were discovered in Piazza Pia, right next to the Vatican. The laundry room, covering an area of 500 square meters, was a place of intense activity related to cleaning clothes, dating back to the second half of the 2nd century CE. This extraordinary find not only adds a new dimension to the knowledge of Roman architecture but also provides insight into the everyday life of the Romans.
The discovery occurred during excavations in Wroxeter, western England. The mosaic depicts a fish and a sea scene, which is made of green, blue, yellow and red cubes.
