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Feel like gladiator
In Xanten, Germany, there is an Archaeological Park and a Museum, thanks to which we can feel like ancient Romans. The city of Xanten is known in the world primarily for its Roman past. One hundred years BCE the ancient ... Read more
New discoveries at excavations in Civita Giuliana
Excavations at Civita Giuliana, a site about 700 meters north-west of Pompeii, yielded further discoveries, including ceramics. Civita Giuliana was a large Roman villa that had an agricultural character. According to the Pompeian authorities, Civita Giuliana has been placed under ... Read more
DNA research reveals origin of ancient ‘gladiators’
Remains found in the Roman cemetery in York, England, prove that the city – once an essential bulwark of the Roman frontier in the far north – was home to both local residents and thousands of immigrants. In a paper ... Read more
Roman mummy portraits subjected to research
Scientists are using the latest technology to discover the “origin” of Roman mummy portraits over 2,000 years old, dating back to when Rome ruled Egypt. The paintings were found between December 1899 and April 1900. They are dated to the ... Read more
New discovery of more than 2,000-year-old statues could change Italy’s Etruscan-Roman history
Italian authorities have announced the discovery of more than 2,000-year-old bronze statues in an ancient Tuscan thermal spring and said the find would “rewrite the history” of the transition from Etruscan civilization to the Roman state. The statues are in ... Read more
Discovered building synagogue from Roman times?
Archaeologists conducting excavations in 2014 in the central part of the Golan Heights in Israel discovered a large public building from the Roman era. They believe that it could have been a synagogue made of hewn stones. There were two ... Read more
Ancient sword was found in Jerzwałd
An amateur archaeologist found in 2015 near Jerzwałd (Poland) and donated to the museum an antique sword, probably from the 4th century CE. According to archaeologists, it may be a spatha sword from the late Roman period, unique in the ... Read more
Inside renovated buildings in Pompeii
Six ancient buildings in Pompeii, which had undergone renovation work since 2012, could finally be put on public display. The official inauguration took place on Christmas Day in the presence of Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi. Within just two days ... Read more
New graves discovered in Ostia necropolis
More than 12 graves have been discovered in Ostia, a Roman port city at the mouth of the Tiber River. Dated to the 3rd-4th century CE the graves probably belong to Christians. They surround a central grave that belonged to ... Read more
Amazing floor mosaic has been discovered in Greek tomb
The Greek Ministry of Culture said a large fragment of a mosaic showing a chariot in motion has been discovered in a funerary complex at Amphipolis in northern Greece. It is made of white, black, blue, red and yellow pebbles. ... Read more
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