Discoveries and news in Rome

Archaeologists in Turkey discovered in 2017 the remains of a building that could have been built in 325 CE. Interestingly, the find was found underwater and, according to experts, the First Council of Nicaea could have taken place in this basilica.

Forensic techniques used to unravel modern crime mysteries helped American anthropologists discover the differences in the appearance of the inhabitants of Roman Italy in the third century CE.

In 2017, under the Basilica di Santa Croce in Jerusalem, new chambers were discovered, which were supposedly built in the 4th century CE. They were part of the domusHelena – the mother of the Roman Emperor Constantine I.

On the far outskirts of Damascus (Syria), in 2017, archaeologists came across a 4th-century CE Roman floor mosaic.

In northern England, in 2017, in the Roman fort of Lanchester, a Roman military diploma was found, presenting a military career in the war fleet of a Roman. The lucky finder of the object was Mark Houston.

An interesting discovery was made in 2017 during construction work for a new house in the city of Auch (southwestern France). It took place in April this year, and after the assessment by archaeologists, it turned out that these are the remains of a Roman domus.

In 2017, in Swan Street, London (England), a Roman sarcophagus was found. The discovery took place during construction works for 64 new houses.

One of the readers of IMPERIUM ROMANUM made an unusual discovery. In the county of Lancashire – exactly near the town of Clitheroe – in England, he discovered an incomplete Roman copper brooch. As it turned out, the object is dated to the 1st-2nd century CE.

Remains of a Roman villa and baths have been discovered near the village of Trosley, in south-east England. The excavations could start with the consent of the landowner.

A young treasure hunter, David Hall from Livingston (Scotland), in 2014, at the age of 14, discovered a Roman treasure in Fife.