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In the ruins of Pompeii, archaeologists have identified a man who was likely a doctor. His profession is evidenced by a small box of medical instruments he took with him while trying to escape the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE.
During renovation work carried out in the autumn of 2024 on a football pitch in Vienna’s Simmering district, archaeologists made a remarkable discovery. Beneath the pitch, they discovered a mass grave containing the remains of approximately 150 men. All indications are that these were Roman soldiers who fell in a brutal battle fought at the turn of the 1st and 2nd centuries CE.
In southern Spain, during work leading up to the construction of a solar farm, archaeologists discovered a remarkable fusion of two distinct eras. Within a prehistoric fortress dating back approximately 5,000 years, they discovered the burial of a man living during the Roman period. The site itself dates back to the Copper Age and boasts advanced defensive structures for the period, with walls and bastions.
Recent archaeological research in agricultural areas in western Germany has identified the remains of an artificial canal from the Roman period, generally dating from the 1st to the 4th century CE. Initially, researchers were drawn to an unusually simple, unnatural structure resembling an ancient riverbed, hidden beneath the surface. Only the application of geophysical methods such as gradient magnetometry, electrical resistivity tomography, and sediment core analysis allowed them to clearly establish that this was a fully artificial canal, not a natural branch of the Rhine.
The discovery in the Harzhorn Hills in Lower Saxony significantly changed the existing view of the Roman presence in Germania. It was long believed that after the defeat in 9 CE at the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest, the Roman Empire abandoned further expansion north of the Rhine. However, accidental finds in 2008 – initially isolated metal objects – sparked research that completely challenged this view.
Archaeologists have made a remarkable discovery in the heart of the Alps. At an altitude of approximately 2,100 meters above sea level, they have discovered a previously unknown Roman military camp that has remained untouched for nearly two thousand years.
Archaeologists have discovered the largest Roman villa ever built in Wales. The find was discovered in Margam Country Park in the south of the country.
Archaeologists have discovered a 1,700-year-old Roman tomb in Budapest. The limestone coffin, sealed for nearly two millennia, contained the skeleton of a young woman surrounded by treasures destined for her eternal journey. The limestone coffin was discovered during excavations in Óbuda, a northern district that was once part of Aquincum, a thriving Roman settlement on the Danube.
One of the website’s readers, a professional historical researcher, shared documentation of interesting Roman armour artifacts from his private collection. These objects were discovered in England and later sold in a museum sale.
