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In Portugal, arena of Roman amphitheater was discovered in 2023

In August 2023, the arena of a Roman amphitheater was discovered in eastern Portugal, which was located between a quarry and a wall in the ancient city of Ammaia. The city existed from 1st BCE to the 5th century CE ... Read more

Sensational discovery in Pompeii: private baths discovered

Archaeologists in Pompeii discovered a private, richly decorated bathhouse from 2,000 years ago, considered to be one of the largest found so far. The bathhouse could accommodate about 30 people and consisted of several rooms: hot, warm, cool, and a ... Read more

Roman villa discovered in central England

In March 2024, archaeologists from the Red River Archeology Group discovered a Roman villa while working on the Brookside Meadows estate in Grove, near Wantage in Oxfordshire, central England. The area has been inhabited since the Bronze Age and is ... Read more

12-year-old boy discovered gold bracelet of Roman legionary on beach in England

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 ... Read more

Archaeologists have discovered 2,000-year-old grave of Roman soldier in Netherlands

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. At the site, cremated human remains ... Read more

Discovery of Caligula’s garden under Piazza Pia in Rome

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 ... Read more

Richly decorated small house was discovered in Pompeii

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.

Latest DNA tests from Pompeii reveal new facts

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. For ... Read more

New mosaics discovered in Roman villa in Bibione

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 ... Read more

Gold Roman ring was discovered in northern Poland

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 ... Read more
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